Two University of Johannesburg (UJ) students were arrested for the alleged murder of Cebo Biyela (18) from Musi High School in Pimville.
Biyela was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat, stabbed with an empty bottle and had his throat slit on May 8 by the students.
According to the ANCYL secretary in Ward 24, Scebiso Masondo, the students were drinking in one of the campus residences in Power Park when they decided to allegedly stop a school bus which Biyela was travelling in from school to home, demanding that the bus driver accompany them to buy alcohol at a nearest outlet, with the learners inside.
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“After the driver refused, they started harassing the learners and taking their beanies and other belongings.
“The driver then dropped the learners at their various stops, but they went back for their belongings, where a shuffle broke out,” Masondo said.
“Two students were arrested, and four are still on the run. We strongly condemn such outrageous behaviour, and we are going to make sure justice prevails. Our learners cannot be killed like animals.”
The Soweto Urban reached out to Biyela’s father, who requested communication at a later stage as he was on his way to the mortuary to finalise his son’s documents.
The Soweto Urban will keep readers updated once more information is received.
