Students support Saskatoon teen girl set on fire, fellow student charged

Published: Sep 06, 2024 Duration: 00:02:30 Category: News & Politics
Tags : cbc cbc news the national Saskatoon School Attack Teen Arson Charges Evan Hardy Collegiate Incident Youth Criminal Justice Act Attempted Murder School High School Fire Attack Saskatoon Court Appearance Juvenile Offender Case Saskatoon Police Investigation School Arson Incident Alexandre Silberman
Trending searches: saskatoon girl set on fire
at a Saskatoon high school students gathered still in shock their 15-year-old classmate in hospital with serious injuries after another student lit her on fire I didn't believe it was real grade n student Sophie hubard and Lexi spier had just left social studies class at Evan Hardy collegate when they came upon the horrifying scene we saw the girl put something to her hair and her hair came went on fire that her body started to light on fire and she started to scream Lexi says she called 911 the smell of burnt hair filling the hallway teachers desperately trying to put out the Flames for nearly a minute and I'm still shaking a little yeah police say the alleged assault happened shortly afternoon a teacher also injured while putting out the Flames an officer was already at the school dealing with another matter investigating say that allowed for an arrest within 1 minute it just looked so like scary and it looked so unreal and I was just I didn't know what to do like and I felt so useless by just standing there but I didn't really know what I could have done the 14-year-old accused of the attack who could not be named made her first court appearance Friday crying throughout she's been charged with attempted murder aggravated assault and arson members of the victim's family also there we leeping through the proceedings it was just like unreal the mother of the girl who called for help proud of her quick response I'm not sure how we're going to cope with it but it's going to take a lot of time as for the girls who witnessed the incident they say they're not sure when they'll be ready to go back to school yeah I'm worried for her and she didn't deserve that here at Evan Hardy Collegiate dozens of students are gathering tonight many laying signs and flowers in support of their classmate and waiting for word on her condition and Alexander we've heard that some students aren't ready to head back to class but school is set to resume next week well Ian students are being given some time to process what they've experienced they're going to continue to be offered Counseling Services over the coming days now educators will be back in the classroom on Monday and the school's principal announced that students will be returning on Tuesday but acknowledge for many it could take more time to cope with what happened Alexander Silverman in Saskatoon tonight

Share your thoughts

Related Transcripts

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris face off in tense presidential debate thumbnail
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris face off in tense presidential debate

Category: News & Politics

Paul can you give us your sense of how things went what it felt like the moments that stood out to you yeah this was kla harris on offense uh adrien this was the candidate i think it's fair to say that uh democratic supporters in this country have wanted to see somebody who uh is capable of taking on... Read more

Stage is set for 1st (and maybe only) Trump, Harris debate thumbnail
Stage is set for 1st (and maybe only) Trump, Harris debate

Category: News & Politics

All around the site of the debate security fencing and yes posters promoting kamla harris over here and donald trump up there indeed at a bustling food market in downtown philadelphia politics is front of mind one day ahead of the big harris trump debate say harris backers she's a badass i'm i'm and... Read more

Some doctors say wait until fall for your next COVID shot thumbnail
Some doctors say wait until fall for your next COVID shot

Category: News & Politics

From olympic athletes to average canadians plenty of people have been struck by covid this summer if the s sensors closed toronto artist leela huak doesn't want to be one of them i'm a person who wants to be vaccinated and protected against covid at all times she's hoping to get another dose as soon... Read more

Air Canada strike could leave passengers scrambling thumbnail
Air Canada strike could leave passengers scrambling

Category: News & Politics

Air canada passengers could soon be grounded as the airline prepares for what could happen if it can't settle a contract with its pilots with no deal it may start shutting down flights by this weekend they forced this upon upon me and upon themselves mike springer is flying for knee surgery we were... Read more

Former Canadian world junior hockey player charged in London, Ont. thumbnail
Former Canadian world junior hockey player charged in London, Ont.

Category: News & Politics

Wearing a serious expression and flanked by lawyers alex foron the former nhl player and member of canada's 2018 junior hockey team surrendered to london ontario police sunday his lawyer daniel brown confirmed he was charged along with other players in connection to an accusation made in 2018 he provided... Read more

Grenfell Tower fire caused by ‘incompetence, dishonesty and greed,’ report says thumbnail
Grenfell Tower fire caused by ‘incompetence, dishonesty and greed,’ report says

Category: News & Politics

Oh my god they're screaming when london's grenfell tower burned in 2017 72 people were killed in a horrific catastrophe that many believed only happened because of extreme inequality in britain now a retired judge's 1,700 page report essentially validates that view concluding government officials architects... Read more

Hockey fans mourn NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, aka ‘Johnny Hockey’ thumbnail
Hockey fans mourn NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, aka ‘Johnny Hockey’

Category: News & Politics

Go tipped in by johnny goodro from the beginning the player dubbed johnny hackey was special undersized but electric during nine seasons with the calgary flames his career tragically cut short far from the ice the 31-year-old killed along with his brother 29-year-old matthew while cycling on this new... Read more

Poilievre urges Singh to force fall election thumbnail
Poilievre urges Singh to force fall election

Category: News & Politics

Riding high in the polls the conservatives leader is trying to control one thing he can't control the timing of the election now he's pressuring someone who can influence it stop being sellout sing in a new letter to the ndp's leader pierre pov's demanding jug me singh drop his deal to support the liberals... Read more

CBC News: The National | Saskatoon high school student set on fire thumbnail
CBC News: The National | Saskatoon high school student set on fire

Category: News & Politics

The national for september 5, 2024 [♪♪♪] >> adrienne: tonight in saskatchewan, shock after police say a student set another student on fire at a high school. >> this is not something that we ever expected. >> adrienne: a 15-year-old and a teacher sent to hospital, a 14-year-old arrested. the... Read more

Trump and Vance under fire for sexist attacks, as they try to court women voters thumbnail
Trump and Vance under fire for sexist attacks, as they try to court women voters

Category: News & Politics

In battleground pennsylvania donald trump made a plea for people to lighten up an apparent reference to new questions about what he posts online the worst thing you can do with them is sarcasm because it doesn't work with the fake news so we won't have any fun but we will have fun we're going to have... Read more

Woman dies from tick-borne virus as dangerous illnesses spread thumbnail
Woman dies from tick-borne virus as dangerous illnesses spread

Category: News & Politics

[music] maryann harris was a beloved artist and musician but in 2021 less than a day after she started experiencing symptoms of nausea double vision and fatigue harris was on life support she wasn't conscious she was hooked up to like 70 different machines every time you do this her husband of four... Read more

Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years in prison thumbnail
Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years in prison

Category: News & Politics

Justice robert goldstein called disgraced fashion mogul peter nyard a sexual predator who used his position of power and wealth to take advantage of women calling it a canadian success story gone very wrong justice goldstein senten mr nyard accordingly and found him to have committed these sexual assaults... Read more