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NOT BITTER: Ntombi Bambisa outside the Boksburg Magistrate's Court. Her son Nkululeko Ndlovu was shot and killed in a classroom at Vosloorus last week. PHOTO: Veli Nhlapo

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Ntombi Bambisa's son Nkululeko Ndlovu was shot and killed at Phineas Xulu Secondary School last week.

His alleged killer, 18-year-old Grade 11 pupil Tshundzukani Mthombeni, was yesterday released on R1,000 bail by the Boksburg Magistrate's Court.

Mthombeni whose mother is a police officer, allegedly stole her firearm, took it to school and shot Ndlovu.

Mthombeni faces charges of murder, theft of a firearm and possession of an unlicensed firearm. His lawyer, Xolani Tshabalala, said he intended to plead not guilty.

"If my son was a bully, why was he not found with a gun?" Bambisa asked.

"Why was it the nice guy (who had a gun)? If my son bullied him, why did he not shoot him in the leg at least?

"Whatever happens, we will not seek revenge. Nothing will replace my son."

During the bail application investigating officer Warrant Officer Isaac Mashishi told the court that he had difficulty getting statements from eyewitnesses at the school as the principal and teachers did not want to put him in contact with pupils.

The two statements he had received were contradictory, he said.

"The statements say that on November 19, the deceased was not present when the applicant [Mthombeni] was beaten up at a bus stop. There was a Nkululeko Biyela, a friend of the deceased Nkululeko.

"On November 20 the Nkululeko who is alive went to the classroom with the dead one. While he was pointing him out, the accused pulled out the gun and shot at them.

"The other version is that he only shot them when the two assaulted him."

Mashishi said Mthombeni stole the key to the safe where the gun was kept and took the gun. A pupil at the school told Sowetan that Ndlovu 's friends had threatened fellow pupils, vowing to avenge his death.

Gauteng department of education spokesman Charles Phahlane said they had referred reports of intimidation to the police.

The case will resume on January 16 next year.

- monamat@sowetan.co.za

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Wed May 22 13:34:22 SAST 2013 ::

Nov 30, 2012

TLekota

Sometimes you must ask yourself what kind of future dads and moms you are raising in your kids. Get involved as a parent in their lives. He might show the respect when at home but look at the circle of friends he or she hangs around and activities they do.
Maybe they fought for a cigarette.
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Nov 30, 2012

lindsay

seriously woman so you didn't bother reprimanding your son because terrorising other kids is not bullying to you. so you knew your son was a terrorrist but hoped he would be shot in the leg tshotsho i don't have pity for you pathetic parent and a sorry excuse for a mother.
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Nov 30, 2012

3litreV6

Well bullies are well behaved at homes and they show lot of respect to thier parents, but when out of side thier family thier are rascals. I can see lot of denial on the eyes of the mother that her son was not what is being labeled to be.
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Nov 30, 2012

Ponko.Fontoyo

Those tears shame.
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Nov 30, 2012

Lungu

I think this killer is the one who is a bullie and deserves a life sentence cause when he reaches the age of 22 he would have killed a lot of people.
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Nov 30, 2012

CheeseBoy

if you as a parent do not peash on your little terror of a child, someone is bound to put a bullet in his head.

the resposibility lies on the parent to put their children in check. a stitch in time saves nine. this mother could have avoided this tragedy by dishing out a spanking or 2 wwhen her little terrorist son was young.

he didn't wake up one day and become a bully, its' something that took time and his mother now grieves, but too little too late, someone sent him to hell already
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Nov 30, 2012

CheeseBoy

if you as a parent do not peash on your little terror = put a leash on your little terror.

ke Friday boss
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Nov 30, 2012

sekhebereshe

then she must drop the charges against the "victim" of her son.
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Nov 30, 2012

MommaC

there can be nothing as devastating as losing your child. To then have to face up to the idea that he was no angel must be a double blow.
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Nov 30, 2012

mashima?

This is bad l am not going to judge anyone but there might be some reasons for this incident. we don't accompany our children wherever they go and they might be pushed to act stupid or they might be involved with wrong friends
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