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17-year-old charged following stabbing incident on VG

March 17th, 2025 | Tags: stabbing RVIPF arrested teenager charged police
Officers of the Virgin Gorda Police Station have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male of Virgin Gorda with Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm following a stabbing incident that occurred on Saturday, March 15, after 7:00 PM. Photo: VINO/File
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Officers of the Virgin Gorda Police Station have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male of Virgin Gorda with Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm following a stabbing incident that occurred on Saturday, March 15, after 7:00 PM.

According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), preliminary investigations indicate that a verbal dispute between two individuals escalated, resulting in the stabbing of one individual.

Injuries not life-threatening

Police said the victim received medical attention for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

“The RVIPF remains committed to thoroughly investigating all incidents and ensuring the safety of the community,” the RVIPF stated today, March 17, 2025.

Anyone with information regarding this or any other matter is encouraged to report it confidentially by contacting the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339, the Virgin Gorda Police Station at 368-5690, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 800-8477 or from overseas at (284) 800-8477.

7 Responses to “17-year-old charged following stabbing incident on VG”

  • rattie (17/03/2025, 18:27) Like (2) Dislike (7) Reply
    Crime going down under Jacky she needs to be commissioner
  • 2024 (17/03/2025, 19:34) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    The Virgin Islands have really changed because at 17 years some of we had to tend to cattle then get ready for school

    It is very hurtful because our youthman them up HMP while others come into the Virgin Islands and bettering themselves

    • Sixteen (18/03/2025, 09:26) Like (5) Dislike (12) Reply
      At 17 you should have already graduated high school, so what cattle you talking about herding. 16 was the age that we graduated from high school in the past. You may have been one of the slow learners
      • @Sixteen (19/03/2025, 11:46) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        Can you tell me which year you talking about cause in my year around 2001 - 2005 I had person in my call making 20 and 21 Graduated. so tell me which year you graduated that had 16 years old.

        Next information that I know some child start school around age 4, 5 some even 6 so as i said which year are you talking about.
  • Local (18/03/2025, 05:09) Like (23) Dislike (0) Reply
    He couldn't ge5 back in my home after this
  • @ rATTIE (18/03/2025, 07:50) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
    You couldn't have choosen a better name , but " hippo " or " trump wiggie " would be better / why don't you be the commissioner , and she be our premier ,
  • hmmmmmm (18/03/2025, 12:48) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    That young man need a mental evaluation. His mom needs to stop babying him and make he respects his father.


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