A child attending a school in the North West had to be admitted to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in class‚ allegedly at the hands of his teacher‚ provincial police say.
The 55-year-old teacher appeared in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court this week‚ for allegedly punishing a 9-year-old boy by squeezing ball points between his fingers.
“The appearance of the accused spiralled from an incident that took place on Thursday‚ 28 January 2016‚ at a Primary School in Moruleng village in Rustenburg‚” Major Pelonomi Makau said in a statement.
“The child was sent to the hospital with serious injuries.”
The teacher is out on bail pending further investigation and a return court date.
Teacher arrested for abusing schoolboy (9)
A child attending a school in the North West had to be admitted to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in class‚ allegedly at the hands of his teacher‚ provincial police say.
The 55-year-old teacher appeared in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court this week‚ for allegedly punishing a 9-year-old boy by squeezing ball points between his fingers.
“The appearance of the accused spiralled from an incident that took place on Thursday‚ 28 January 2016‚ at a Primary School in Moruleng village in Rustenburg‚” Major Pelonomi Makau said in a statement.
“The child was sent to the hospital with serious injuries.”
The teacher is out on bail pending further investigation and a return court date.
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