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Handcuffs for arrest.
Eastern Cape police have arrested six teenagers in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old matric learner from Humansdorp Senior Secondary School.
The learner was fatally stabbed at the school premises Tuesday morning.
Police spokesperson Majola Nkohli says the six suspects, including four minors between ages of 16 and 17 and two 18-year-old learners, were arrested near a gravel road leading to Oyster Bay from Humansdorp.
“They were questioned and later detained on a charge of murder. The four minors will be processed to appear in the children’s court while the other two suspects will appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 25 September on a charge of murder.”
Meanwhile, various stakeholders have since expressed concern over incidents of violence in schools across the country.
In an incident in August in the province, a 17-year-old learner was charged with attempted murder and robbery after he allegedly robbed, stabbed and dumped a fellow learner into a pit toilet.
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