Pupil (17) stabbed to death in Verulam school fight

Pupil (17) stabbed to death in Verulam school fight

A 17-year-old schoolboy has died after being stabbed at a school in Verulam, north of Durban.

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It's understood a group of learners were fighting inside the school in Trenance Park on Thursday. 


KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed that incident occurred at Siphesihle Secondary School. 


READ: Mpumalanga crash claims lives of 8 pupils


Police say during the altercation, the teenager was stabbed in the chest. 


The boy was taken to a local clinic where he was declared dead on arrival.


Verulam SAPS has opened a murder investigation.

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