Man barges into school, threatens teachers

The Criminal Court has ordered a suspect to be remanded in custody of the police for 30 days, after he was arrested for barging into a school and threatening teachers.

The incident took place on August 6.

The 41-year-old man arrested in the case is accused of barging into a school and threatening teachers there.

Court documents show the incident was witnessed by the school’s students.

Multiple members of the school’s staff told investigators they saw the suspect threatening the teachers, but said it did not escalate to physical violence.

He was brought before the Criminal Court for his remand hearing on Wednesday. Judge Ismail Shafeeu ordered for him to be held in a custodial jail for 30 days.

In making his decision, the judge noted that the suspect has a history of criminal intimidation, and that he had threatened the teachers in plain sight of school students, with complete disregard for the fear it would invoke.

The remand period expires on September 6.