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SHOCKED: Granny Modise is devastated after learning about the death of a relative, Khotso Modise, who was allegedly stabbed by a pupil. PHOTO: BAFANA MAHLANGU

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A 17-year-old boy is being held in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man outside a school in Kagiso.

Khotso Modise, 21, died on the scene on Monday after allegedly attempting to protect his 17-year-old brother against his attacker.

The fight between the two Grade 11 boys from a local high school started during lunch break when the suspect, who was sitting with a group of friends, threw a stone and hit Thato Modise.

Thato allegedly wanted to know who had thrown the stone and then swore at them.

Later in class the suspect allegedly threatened to seek Thato out after school. Thato called his brother and asked him to escort him home. The fight outside the school premises allegedly started when Khotso arrived and tried to intervene.

Thato said he saw the suspect drawing a knife and charging at his brother.

"I did not realise he had been stabbed. I carried Khotso for a few metres and he collapsed. I ran home to tell my parents. My mother fainted when she heard what happened," said Thato.

His uncle, Martin Modise, said: "Khotso was looking forward to celebrating his 21st birthday on Sunday and instead will be buried on that day".

Police spokesman Warrant Officer Solly Sibiya said the deceased was stabbed once in the upper body and died on the scene.

"The suspect is said to have fled the scene after the incident but was later found at the Leratong Hospital. He had sustained a stab wound in the left shoulder and was receiving stitches," Sibiya said.

The suspect was arrested and was to apply for bail in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court yesterday. But the case was postponed. "The senior prosecutor was not satisfied with the information in the docket and asked for further investigation before the case could be placed on the roll," prosecutor Engela Lizette Welgemoed said.

Gauteng department of education spokesman Charles Phahlane said the fight took place outside the school premises and the department was in the process of getting full details.

"We condemn the carrying of weapons on school premises," Phahlane said.

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Sun May 26 01:25:47 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 20, 2012

Chichi7

Why are school kids carrying weapons to school? Have they not learned anything from the mistakes others have made?
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Sep 20, 2012

McLoving

Eish! Kagiso again.
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Sep 20, 2012

RobinH

Whatever happened to fisticuffs in a circle of friends, where afew punches are traded and it's over. We South Africans are becoming the disease, and certainly nowhere near a cure, if this is allowed to happen.
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Sep 20, 2012

|Sinudeity|

Dang, the violence is insurmountable. Murderers in highschool...
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Sep 20, 2012

maneater

so the suspect was also stabbed? who stabbed him sowetan? could you not establish that because if he was stabbed during that fight it therefore changes the whole story. but in anycase robala ka gotso Khotso
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Sep 20, 2012

Mosquer

Nto yeo ga mo.tho m.o.s. A ba mo gapele bophelo ka moka and no b@il, otherw!se he is going to f!nish Thato
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Sep 20, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

Eish this is hard for Parents, imagine you raise your kid for almost 21 years and he dies just like that!!! Public schools are out of control!!!!
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Sep 20, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

Act1 Scene 1.
The incident happened after school, so let’s not assume that the suspect had already in a position of the knife during school hours, the assumption is that he might had gone home and fetched the knife as he realised that Thato had already called his brother (Khotso) for protection.
Act1 scene2.
Now the cause of death might have been from the suspect but form the knife wound which might had been deep enough to cause the death, or we might find out that he an illness that the wound further made it worse (although this does not imply that mean that the suspect will not be charged for culpable homicide)
Act 1. Scene 3
Mind you that the intention from the suspect was not to kill Thato, but just a threat because he did not say ‘I will kill you after school’, then that could had been another issue with the suspect implying that he was on a mission to kill that day

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Sep 20, 2012

Mdala

Give him to mob justice and you'll see wonderful results don't had him over to police
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Sep 20, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

THEmadame2B-BBEE
Act 1. Scene 3
Mind you that the intention from the suspect was not to kill Thato, but just a threat because he did not say ‘I will kill you after school’, then that could had been another issue with the suspect implying that he was on a mission to kill that day
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So what is your point?
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