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A 21-year-old grade 11 learner has been arrested on charges of murder, following the death of a
fellow learner.
According to police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the deceased learner was fatally stabbed during a fight in Vlakfontein, Johannesburg.
“Preliminary information suggests that a group of boys were fighting outside the school premises on Thursday, November 17, 2022, when a 20-year-old learner was stabbed with a sharp object on the upper body. The learner was taken to the nearest medical care centre, where he was certified dead.”
“Police went searching for the suspects and arrested a fellow learner, who has since been charged with murder. The motive for the fight cannot be confirmed at this stage. An investigation is underway,” Masondo said.
The 21-year-old is expected to appear in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court on a date yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, the Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, visited the family of the deceased
on Saturday.
The Gauteng Education Department has appealed to the community not to disrupt schooling and
teaching “as our Grade 12 learners are still in the process of writing their final exams.”
The department’s psychosocial team has been deployed to visit the school to provide the
necessary support and counselling.
“We wish to convey our sincerest condolences to the learner’s family and the school community at large,” the department said.
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