Boy, 15, held after classmate murdered

POLICE in the Free State have arrested a 15-year-old boy after his classmate, also 15, was stabbed to death in an altercation at school.

According to the provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Peter Kareli, officers from Zastron were deployed to the school at about 2.20pm on Wednesday after reports of a stabbing.

Kareli said officers discovered the assailant had tried to run away. He was chased and caught by members of the community who witnessed the stabbing. At the time of the police’s arrival, the victim had been taken to hospital in a private vehicle. He died from a stab wound to his chest.

“It is alleged that the suspect and the victim engaged in an argument that became physical while at school.

“The suspect was called to the principal’s office and told to call his parents. Instead he came back to school carrying a knife and waited till after school. The fight started again and the suspect stabbed the victim once.”