Learner who allegedly killed fellow learner charged with murder
ALEX – The learner will remain in custody at a Child and Youth Centre until September 8 when the matter will be heard in the Child Justice Court.
The 15-year-old learner accused of stabbing a fellow learner at Pholosho Junior Secondary School appeared for a preliminary inquiry in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on September 2.
The Grade 8 learner was charged with murder, following the death of a fellow learner on the school premises in Alexandra.
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“The State alleges that the death of the fellow learner ensued from a fight between the accused and some learners within the school premises during lunchtime, wherein the accused fetched a sharp object and stabbed the fellow learner,” read the statement released by SAPS regional spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane.
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Mjonondwane concluded by stating that the learner had been remanded in custody at a Child and Youth Centre until September 8 when the matter will be heard in the Child Justice Court.
