Student dies after explosion at Mother Teresa Catholic High School

Posted May 26, 2011 08:40:03 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Eric Leighton, the 18-year-old high school student who was injured in the school explosion Thursday morning in Barrhaven, has died from his injuries.

The grade 12 student at Mother Teresa Catholic High School was also a defenceman with the Almonte Thunder Junior B team.

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