Durban pupil stabbed in altercation with other pupils at school
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Durban - A 14-year-old was allegedly stabbed by other pupils at a high school in the Greyville area of Durban on Thursday.
Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen said that at about 9am this morning Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to a high school after receiving reports of a stabbing.
“Reports from the scene are that a 14-year-old learner sustained a stab wound to his right hand during an altercation with a group of fellow learners,” he said.
Van Reenen said the injured boy was treated and stabilised on scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for further care.
Police have been approached for comment.
Last week, The Mercury’s sister publication the Daily News reported that matric pupil, Thabani Vilakazi, 21, was stabbed by a Grade 10 pupil at Mandlenkosi High School in Ntuzuma, north of Durban. He died at a nearby clinic.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, IOL reported that a pupil died following a stabbing incident at a school on the KZN North Coast.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said a 17-year-old male was stabbed on the left side of the chest and was declared dead upon arrival at a clinic.
A case of murder is being investigated by Verulam SAPS, she said.
In a Mercury report last week, the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) called for the KZN Department of Education to take a tough stance against pupils bringing dangerous weapons to school.
“It is about time we took a tough stance on those learners who are carrying dangerous weapons to school that they can use on other learners,” said Naptosa KZN chief executive Thirona Moodley.
With regard to the management of schools, Moodley said there has to be more search and seizures and random searches to prevent pupils from carrying weapons to school.
During a visit to Mandlenkosi Secondary School in Ntuzuma following the stabbing incident, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said a request would be made for more visible policing around schools during the exam period.
Dube-Ncube condemned violence in schools and urged pupils to solve problems peacefully through dialogue and not through violence.