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By ANNA-LISA PAUL Saturday, June 11 2011

NIYOKA FOLKES, 17, cried yesterday as she relived the beating she got atthe hands of a schoolmate and her (the schoolmate) female relative while she(Folkes) lay helplessly in a drain near the Barataria North Secondary Schoolon June 2.

The fight, which left Folkes dazed and bruised, was captured on a students cellularphones video camera and was widely circulated on the internet via several socialwebsites including YouTube and Facebook.

In an interview yesterday, with her mother Karen Folkes and attorney Om Lalla whohas been retained to seek the familys interest, Folkes said a four-year friendshipbetween herself and her attacker, who is also 17, ended with the attacker linkingwith a school gang.

Folkes, a Form Five student who lives at Chinapoo Village in Morvant displayedscars along her head, shoulder and legs.

Folkes said that nine months ago, she and the attacker were good friends forclose to four years before a quarrel over petty issues such as who hair looksbetter, ended the friendship. Folkes said she became aware of a plan for her to bebeaten on the day of their final exam.

Adding that CXC History was her last exam which had been scheduled for themorning of June 2, Folkes said she left the school compound shortly after 1.30 pm,

in company with another female friend.

Walking along Third Avenue in Barataria, Folkes said, they were followed by herattacker and a group of 20 other students who kept egging on her (Folkes formerfriend) by shouting, stab her, stab her.

Unable to get a taxi to the Croisee, Folkes said she and her friend took a differentroute in an attempt to evade the group but were followed onto Jogie Road by thegroup who were, jeering and cursing loudly.

Stating that they were finally able to get a taxi and her friend made it safely into thevehicle, Folkes said she was prevented from getting into the car. My former friendand another student pushed me away from the car, Folkes said.

My ex-friend started to cuff me in my head, Folkes said. To compound matters,the attackers 27-year-old female cousin pulled up in another car, joined in thescuffle and Folkes was pushed into a drain at the side of the road.

My former friend jumped in the drain and rained cuffs on my head. I could donothing but just lie in the drain and take the blows, Folkes said. When the beatingended, she added, her attacker was helped out of the drain by the cousin who worea bright pink top and who jumped into the drain and started to beat her.

I was beaten senseless. There were other students standing and looking and no

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one came to my assistance while I was beaten in the drain, Folkes said. After thebeating ended, the violent schoolgirl and her cousin entered a car which sped off.

Disoriented and unable to see immediately following the assault, Folkes said shewas helped out of the drain by an elderly gentleman who had witnessed the event,while another resident offered her a place to wait until the arrival of the police.

Folkes said that when she heard about the planned fight, when classes had ended,she asked a school official for a lift to avoid being confronted by the school gangand her former friend. But he said no, that he was busy, Folkes said.

Lalla said that letters were sent to Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs andEducation Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh (SEE PAGE 8A) requesting their urgentintervention in the matter.

Saying the ministry needs to put a Dean of Discipline in all schools, Lalla saidFolkes never reported any of the cross-talk between herself and her attacker,during the school term, because there was no one to report it to.

Stating that he would not allow the authorities to wash their hands of the matter,

Lalla said: the time had come for measures to be put in place to prevent suchoccurrences and make students feel safe once again.

Speculating that the incident could have escalated and that Folkes could have beensuffered life threatening injuries or even killed, Lalla said the psychologicalrepercussions will affect Folkes for a long time.

Folkess mother Karen said the situation was heartrending even more so becauseshe knew her daughters attackers. She said it was a sad day for this country whenyoung people can engage in such behaviour.

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