eMBALENHLE – A Grade 9 learner from Thomas Hlabathi Secondary was stabbed to death on Monday, allegedly by a 24-year-old suspect, who was then killed by an angry mob.
According to the police the Grade 9 learner and his friend were on their way to school when the suspect attacked and stabbed them.
The learner died on the scene and his friend is still fighting for his life at the hospital.
A community mob apprehended the suspect and stoned him to death.
Brig Leonard Hlathi, Mpumalanga police spokesperson, said: “Preliminary investigations suggest that while police were busy gathering information about the murder of the teenager, an angry mob also received details of the incident and decided to pursue the alleged attacker.
“This mob did not provide the police with information on the whereabouts of the suspect, but took the law into their own hands. They cornered the 24-year-old man, assaulted and stoned him.”
The public notified the police about the mob justice and the cops rushed to the scene. Medical personnel also arrived at the scene and certified the man dead.
A second murder case opened by police.”
No one has yet been arrested.
