Belmopan Student Injured After Confrontation with Mental Health Patient

A video capturing an altercation between high school students and a male mental health patient has reportedly left one student seriously injured in Belmopan.

The video footage shows a group of students approaching the man, who already appeared to be agitated. One male student walked up to the man with what appeared to be a stick in his hand. The video shows the students inflicting a whip.

The man responds by striking back, injuring the student. The student is immediately heard saying, “bwai, man chop me mein!”

The man is seen walking away after the incident. The student was left with a wound on his back.