Mabona said the pupil was taken to a nearby clinic but succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.
“We implore the community to not disrupt schooling and teaching as our grade 12 pupils are still writing their final exams,” Mabona said.
Police went searching for suspects and arrested a fellow learner who has been charged with murder.
“The motive for the fighting cannot be confirmed at this stage but the investigation is under way. The arrested learner is expected to appear before the Lenasia magistrate's court in due course,” police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said.
Mabona said the department's psychosocial team will on Friday visit the school to provide support and counselling.
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LISTEN | Grade 11 pupil stabbed to death in fight outside school in Lenasia
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A 20-year-old grade 11 pupil from Qalabotjha Secondary School in Vlakfontein, Lenasia South, was stabbed on Thursday and died later that afternoon.
A 21-year-old fellow grade 11 pupil was arrested.
“According to information at our disposal, a fight allegedly broke out among a group of boys in the afternoon outside the school. Unfortunately, a pupil was allegedly stabbed in the chest during the fight,” said Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona.
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Mabona said the pupil was taken to a nearby clinic but succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention.
“We implore the community to not disrupt schooling and teaching as our grade 12 pupils are still writing their final exams,” Mabona said.
Police went searching for suspects and arrested a fellow learner who has been charged with murder.
“The motive for the fighting cannot be confirmed at this stage but the investigation is under way. The arrested learner is expected to appear before the Lenasia magistrate's court in due course,” police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said.
Mabona said the department's psychosocial team will on Friday visit the school to provide support and counselling.
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