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SEVERE INJURY: The boy who was allegedly hit with a board duster.

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The teacher is alleged to have hit the boy with the duster on May 29 at Segolokoane Secondary School in Dennilton, Limpopo.

"After seeing that my son's head was swelling up the teacher called me and told me what he had done. I did not realise the injury was so severe and told him not to worry about it," said the boy's father, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his son.

"We took him to the local clinic where we were transferred to Philadelphia Hospital. There he was operated on. My son was then transferred to the Ga-Rankuwa Hospital for further evaluation."

The boy's parents opened a case of assault against the teacher on June 6.

Limpopo police spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Ronel Otto said Eric Malatedi Mokwena, 54, was arrested.

"The information we got was that the teacher was unhappy with the way the child had done his homework and hit him with a board duster," Otto said.

Mokwena appeared in the Dennilton Magistrate's Court last week on a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

• This article was first published in the printed newspaper on 18 June 2012

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Jun 19, 2012

Mamelodian

People of Limpopo seem to forget that they are a part of South Africa. Corporal purnishment has long been abolished in this country. They should lay a charge of Assult with intention to grivious body harm.
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Jun 19, 2012

Maezizsto4Sure

"Mokwena appeared in the Dennilton Magistrate's Court last week on a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm"
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Heee wena Mamelodiano mpapa cant u see the teacher has bee charged already?O ska zama go iketsa tsibinki man
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Jun 19, 2012

ndhandhazi

R200 000 000.00 for the child.
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Jun 19, 2012

ApelMankotsana

Let us read the article before we comment...Somblief..
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Jun 19, 2012

mareza

limpopo is onother country yazi izindaba zakhona ziyathusa
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Jun 19, 2012

Secretary

This is attempted murder
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Jun 19, 2012

Mwelase

Tjo seventeen stitches. Uthisha uyithathaphi imvume/igunya lokusaphaza umfundi nge duster. Scedule 1 offence criminal procedure act 1979.
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Jun 19, 2012

thonseriser

I'm feeling sorry for that child as wel as his parents. I think the teacher was not intentionally harming that child. Lets hope tht parents and a teacher will reconcile to each other.

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Jun 19, 2012

Mamelodian

Eish, my connection to the internet is so slooooow. Hence commenting before reading the article. Please don't cut my throat.
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Jun 19, 2012

Real-Mogwanthi

sexually frastrated teachers...ba mo timile ko ntlung and ontsha stress mo ngwaneng.
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