A 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal pupil is due to appear in court on Tuesday after allegedly shooting and wounding his teacher after the teacher apparently reprimanded him for making noise while matric pupils were writing an exam.
DURBAN – A 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal pupil is due to appear in court on Tuesday after allegedly shooting and wounding his teacher following an argument at Mqhawe Secondary School in Ntuzuma.
According to the SAPS, at about 11.30am last Thursday, a pupil apparently shot a 30-year-old teacher after he reprimanded him for making noise while matric pupils were writing an exam.
It is alleged that after being reprimanded the pupil then threatened the teacher and told him that he would shoot him once the school was out, which he allegedly did.
KZN provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Nqobile Gwala confirmed the incident.
“A case of attempted murder is being investigated by Inanda SAPS. A 16-year-old suspect was arrested and charged. He is appearing in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday,” she said.
KZN Education Department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi urged society to lend a helping hand in dealing with pupils’ behaviour.
“We can confirm the incident and the learner arrested. We are disturbed that learners conduct themselves in such a manner.
“The educator was reprimanding him not to make noise when the matriculants were writing,” said Mahlambi.
