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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A teen who has been accused of attacking a principal at a Dorchester school in November 2021 was committed to the hospital Tuesday morning before a court hearing, according to new information in the Boston Globe. The teen, Laurette LeRouge, is accused of assaulting Patricia M. Lampron, principal of the Dr. William W. Henderson K-12 Inclusion School in Dorchester.
LeRouge was scheduled to stand trial last month on a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury, but because of the problems surrounding LeRouge’s mental state, the trial has been delayed twice, according to the Globe.
“There was enough significant acute concern and risk for mental health and her stability that she needed to be transported to a hospital for further evaluation”, said Dr. John Keogh, who conducted the emergency evaluation at the court’s request, told Judge Peter Coyne on Tuesday morning.
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Coyne has rescheduled the competency hearing for March 7.
LeRouge is charged as a “youthful offender”, which means that she may be sentenced as an adult. LeRouge is facing charges that carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, according to prosecutors.
Lampron was knocked unconscious during the attack and was hospitalized. She has not returned to work for the school department since the incident, according to information from a spokesperson at Boston Public Schools.
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