Uproar after teen assaulted outside school in Verulam
Parents and the local community of Verulam, north of Durban, are calling on police and education officials to intervene following an incident where a 14-year-old pupil was assaulted outside a local school.
During the incident, which took place along Link Rink, it's alleged that the victim was outside school premises when he was approached by an unknown suspect who demanded money before assaulting him and fleeing the scene.
The parent of the assaulted pupil says her son was waiting for transport, when out of nowhere, the suspect came out and asked for money before assaulting him.
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She says the matter was immediately reported to the school principal.
"On 21 June, they were given an official closure. They were released from school without being informed, So my son was waiting outside the school gate when he was approached by one male and he was asking for money so my son gave him R1.
"He insisted on searching my son's bag and my son pulled back and he slapped my face on his face and my son put his hands up in self-defense."
KZN police spokesperson Thenjiswa Ngcobo said a case of assault is being probed at the Verulam police station.
"It is alleged that the victim was outside at school when he was approached by an unknown suspect who demanded money and assaulted him before he fled the scene."
