17-Year-Old Charged with Wounding in 2024 Peters Hope Incident

From left: An image from the RSVGPF and another from the internet of the accused.

By S.Browne. Updated 5:21 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Police arrested and charged Doriel Duncan, a 17-year-old student of Barrouallie, with the offence of wounding on March 2, 2026.

Police say the accused unlawfully and maliciously wounded a 17-year-old student of the same address by stabbing her in the neck with a knife. The matter resurfaced after the victim recently died in hospital.

Duncan appeared before the Serious Offences Court on March 3, 2026, where she was granted bail in the sum of $15,000.00 ECC with one surety. She was ordered to report to the Barrouallie Police Station every Tuesday and Thursday between 8:00am and 8:00pm.

The offence occurred in Peters Hope on November 28, 2024.

The matter was adjourned to April 2, 2026.

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This information was sourced from a press release sent to us by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force.