Schoolboy arrested for fatal Verulam school stabbing

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at a school in Verulam.

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A 17-year-old schoolboy died after being stabbed in the chest, allegedly during a fight at Siphesihle Secondary School in Trenance Park on Thursday. 

"Yesterday afternoon, a 15-year-old boy was arrested for murder after a 17-year-old learner was stabbed in one of the schools in Verulam yesterday," says KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala.  

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The suspect is due to appear in court soon.