April 27, 2016

Several female students temporarily pulled from Wilmington high school amid student death investigation

The girls, none of whom has been charged, are involved in a police investigation into the beating death of a fellow classmate

By Elisa Lala
PhillyVoice Contributor

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Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware.

Several female students from Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware, where a 16-year-old was beaten to death by classmates last week, have temporarily been pulled from school amid an ongoing investigation into the fatal assault, the Courier-Post reports.

The girls, who haven't been identified or charged in the death of 16-year-old Amy Inita Joyner-Francis on April 21, which occurred in a bathroom at the school, have been taken out of the school since the incident.

An investigation by local and state police is underway to find out what caused Joyner-Francis' death and what led to the assault. Unconfirmed rumors suggest the fight may have been over a boy.

Wilmington Police Chief Bobby Cummings has publicly said there will be charges following a through investigation.

Read the full Courier-Post report here.

Elisa Lala
PhillyVoice Contributor