Faizel Patel – 16/04/2021
The teenager who assaulted 15-year-old Lufuno Mavhunga has appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrates Children Court on Friday
Mavhunga took her own life following a bullying incident at Mbilwi Secondary School earlier this week.
Mavhunga was repeatedly slapped while other pupils cheered on her attacker and took a video of the incident.
The police arrested a 14-year-old grade 10 learner for the assault.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi says the case will be heard in camera.
“The arrested child will be dealt with the child justice act as she’s still a minor. The matter was remanded to 20 April for a formal bail application in the Thohoyandou Magistrates Children Court.”
The South African Human Rights Commission’s preliminary findings indicated that the principal of the school where the teenager was bullied failed to take appropriate action when her family alerted him to the incident.
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