A 17-year-old Mpumalanga pupil accused of stabbing a schoolmate to death during a fight over a girl appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court on Monday.
The teenager, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was arrested on Friday outside the Gedlembane Secondary School near Mbombela, a Sapa correspondent reported.
He was not asked to plead to a murder charge on Monday. His case was postponed to Wednesday for a formal bail application.
Mpumalanga police spokesman Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said the 17-year-old allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old pupil in a fight over a girl.
Provincial education spokesman Jasper Zwane said the department would investigate the matter.
"The department will send officials to gather a report detailing what happened and at the same time render counselling to the affected learners and educators," he said.
Pupil in court for murder
A 17-year-old Mpumalanga pupil accused of stabbing a schoolmate to death during a fight over a girl appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court on Monday.
The teenager, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was arrested on Friday outside the Gedlembane Secondary School near Mbombela, a Sapa correspondent reported.
He was not asked to plead to a murder charge on Monday. His case was postponed to Wednesday for a formal bail application.
Mpumalanga police spokesman Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said the 17-year-old allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old pupil in a fight over a girl.
Provincial education spokesman Jasper Zwane said the department would investigate the matter.
"The department will send officials to gather a report detailing what happened and at the same time render counselling to the affected learners and educators," he said.
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