Mapaballo Borotho
Gauteng police are investigating a murder incident involving a matriculant pupil from Lesedi Secondary School in Lethabong – an informal settlement in Donker Hoek, Pretoria East.
The Grade 12 learner allegedly stabbed a fellow Grade 11 pupil to death on Tuesday, 17 June 2025.
The accused had reportedly not attended school on the day of the fatal incident, but allegedly arrived after school and proceeded to stab the other boy just outside the school yard.
The victim was declared dead at the Lethabong Healthcare Clinic upon arrival.
Education MEC in Gauteng, Matome Chiloane, says the department has dispatched a team of psychologists to the school to provide trauma counselling to affected learners and educators.
“We are heartbroken by this senseless act of violence. No child should ever lose their life in the pursuit of education. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and the school community during this incredibly painful time. As the Department, we strongly condemn all forms of violence in and around schools, particularly by learners. Our schools must remain spaces of learning, safety, and hope, not breeding grounds for brutality and violence. Learners must understand that violence has life-altering consequences. Such actions will not only remove you from the classroom, but may ultimately place you behind bars,” said MEC Chiloane.
Meanwhile, the civil society organisation, Soil of Africa, has called for the immediate Deployment of Crime Prevention Units to township Schools.
The organisation will visit the family of the deceased on Friday, 20 June 2025.
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