Trayvon Martin was suspended from school for having a 'burglary tool' and women's jewellery, says report blasted by parents as part of 'demonisation'

Trayvon Martin was allegedly suspended from school when security officers found what they described as a 'burglary tool' and women’s jewellery in his backpack.

But the revelation in a school report obtained by the Miami Herald has been condemned by Trayvon's family as part of a campaign to demonise their son by supporters of neighbourhood watch captain George Zimmerman.

The 17-year-old's mother, whose unarmed son was shot dead by Zimmerman in a their gated community, said: 'They killed my son and now they're trying to kill his reputation'.

Although the school officialy suspended in October Martin for grafitti, after he and some friends wrote ‘W.T.F.’ on a school locker, the Herald implies that the real reason was the 'burglary tool' - a flathead screwdriver - and jewellery. Martin insisted that they did not belong to him.

The boy’s parents say that they have never heard about the detail about the screw driver and jewellery, and their lawyers say that it is a blatant attempt to ‘demonize’ the youth.

According to an October report of the incident by the Miami Dade Schools Police, obtained by the Miami Herald, Trayvon never received any punishment for the jewellery because he said it was not his and it belonged to a friend. Read More