Schoolgirl‚ 12‚ killed as gunmen sprayed her teacher with bullets

03 June 2015 - 17:23
By Bongani Mthethwa

A 12-year-old KwaZulu-Natal primary school pupil was killed when she was caught in crossfire after three gunmen stormed inside her classroom and shot dead their teacher. Pandemonium broke out at Luvisi Primary School in Nquthu yesterday morning when the gun wielding assailants blasted their way into the school and shot dead Grade Six teacher Vusi Ntombela‚ 47‚ who was also speaker of the Nquthu municipality‚ while the pupils were writing a test.

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