Seventeen year-old Montegomery Lewis, a student of the Knockalva High School in Hanover appeared in the Ramble Resident Magistrates Court on Thursday to answer to a charge of murder. Lewis was arrested and charged after he allegedly stabbed to death Derrick Dennis, a 50 year-old bus driver with who he allegedly had an heated dispute over bus fare.

According to reports, Lewis claimed that he was overcharged after he took the bus from Montego Bay to Ramble, the community which houses the Knockalva High School. It is understood that the student requested an additional $20 on his change.
A tussle then ensued between the youngster and the bus driver during which a knife was brought into play. Dennis was stabbed to death. On the other hand, it is reported that Lewis is claiming that during the struggle he sustained a fractured nose.
Students of the Knockalva High School have complained that they are constantly being overcharged by bus drivers, who claim that they must pay the full fares as they oftentimes behave like big men and women.

TEEN HERALD understands that the police and the Transport Authority has launched an investigation into this matter.
In the meantime, there are growing concern over the conduct of students, especially from Knockalva. Only recently the Ramble police recovered a very large quantity of knives, machetes, and other cutting implement from several students of the school. Some were taken into custody in connection with an informal brothel which operated in close proximity to the school premises.