{"id":239873,"date":"2020-03-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/239873\/police-arrest-minor-after-stabbing-incident\/"},"modified":"2020-03-20T08:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T06:07:03","slug":"police-arrest-minor-after-stabbing-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/20\/police-arrest-minor-after-stabbing-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest minor after stabbing incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Grade 11 learner from Sizwe Secondary School, in Elandsfontein, was arrested, last Tuesday, after he allegedly stabbed a Grade Nine learner from the same school to death.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that the incident took place two streets away from the school at around 2.10pm in the afternoon.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is reported that the two school boys had an argument after school,\u201d said Gauteng SAPS spokesperson, Capt Kay Makhubele.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232232\/woman-allegedly-assaulted-and-almost-stabbed-by-boyfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman allegedly assaulted and almost stabbed by boyfriend<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232636\/district-stations-share-their-weekend-successes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District stations share their weekend successes<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cDuring the fight, the 17-year-old suspect took out a knife and stabbed the victim (who was also 17 years old) several times.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe victim later died in hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following a brief investigation by the police the suspect was arrested in Thembisa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gauteng Department of Education vehemently denounces all violent acts by learners upon fellow learners and is determined to render any act of violence by learners punishable in accordance with South African law,\u201d said Gauteng Department of Education\u2019s spokesperson Steve Mabona, following the incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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