Three learners were injured in a stabbing at Sicelokuhle High School in Peacetown today (March 16).
A fight broke out this morning within the school premises and three boys sustained stab wounds.
The injured were rushed to hospital by ambulance and other learners were treated at the school.
It is said that conflict started on Monday when Grade 8 boys were involved in an altercation.
The following day, older boys attending the same school got involved in the fight on behalf of their brother.
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It is alleged that this fight has since escalated and spread to the outside community.
Boys living on the lower side (Xulu area) are now fighting those living in the upper area (Embuzweni area).
SAPS spokesperson Warrant Officer Basheer Khan said that Ladysmith police officers responded to the scene.
“The officers discovered that two male students, aged 16 and 17, had allegedly stabbed each other. The boys were treated by medical personnel at the school. A search was conducted by police within the school and illegal weapons were seized. No criminal cases have been registered for investigation as yet,” said Khan.
Consultation between the School Governing Body (SGB), parents, educators and the SAPS Social Crime Prevention Unit is in progress.
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