Nsuze teen in court for fatal school stabbing
A 17-year-old boy will appear in the Nsuze Periodical Court following the fatal stabbing of a learner at a school there yesterday.
Social Development MEC Weziwe Thusi has visited Zeph Dhlomo High School in KwaMashu where a pupil who attended the school died after consuming a new highly potent drug called 'Mercedes' during the Easter holidays.
She was accompanied by various stakeholders including religious leaders, representatives from anti-drug organisations and community leaders.
A prayer session was held at the school.
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Thusi says they have identified homes and families as a starting point in the fight against drugs.
"It is alleged that he is linked to the stabbing that took place in of the schools in Nsuze area yesterday. The learners were involved in a fight at school. As a result, one of them produced his knife and stabbed the two learners.
"One died instantly and second one was admitted to hospital in a serious condition," he said.
Three other youths have also died after using the drug, said to be a mixture of ecstasy and other narcotics. Dozens more have had to be treated in hospital.
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