Matric pupil stabs classmate
The life of a matric pupil has tragically been cut short.
The 19-year-old has been stabbed to death at a school in Limpopo on Wednesday afternoon.
Provincial police say a fight broke out after the matric pupil and the accused were gambling on the school premises.
Police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the stabbing happened at the Solomon Mhlangu High School in Modimolle.
"It is alleged that two 19-year-old Grade 12 boys were busy gambling on the school premises when a fight ensued. They were taken to the principal's office to seek intervention. After the intervention process, the suspect stabbed the deceased with a sharp instrument killing him instantly on the way back to class," Ngoepe explains.
The suspect has been arrested.
He will appear before the Modimolle Magistrate's Court soon on a charge of murder.