Media Statement from Mpumalanga Media Centre
Corporate Communication
South African Police Service 

15 October 2014

EMBALENHLE - A 19-year-old secondary school learner from Embalenhle near Secunda is due to appear before the Evander Magistrate's Court tomorrow, 16 October 2014, facing murder charge.

Information at police disposal revealed that the suspect had an argument with another 19-year-old boy also attending to the same school. It is alleged that the two learners were involved in a physical fight when the suspect apparently ran to his parental home and returned with a knife and stabbed the other learner. The victim was rushed to a local clinic for medical treatment but later passed away.

The suspect was traced and arrested on the same day of the incident.

Media enquiries: Colonel Leonard Hlathi 082 462 0804/082 556 5574 or
Sergeant Gerald Sedibe 082 565 7131

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