According to Eastern Cape Education MEC Fundile Gade, three 13-year-old boys from Maria Louw High School have been implicated in the gang rape of a fellow pupil. | nickymccain
Three 13-year-old boys have been implicated in the gang rape of a fellow pupil at Maria Louw High in Komani.The boys are believe to have raped a Grade 8 girl at the school hostel.According to Eastern Cape Education MEC Fundile Gade, three 13-year-old boys from Maria Louw High School have been implicated in the gang rape of a fellow pupil.
Condemning the incident in the strongest terms, Gade’s spokesperson Vuyiseka Mboxela said the department was only recently informed about the attack.“The boys were arrested and released on bail. Internally, the department has also opened a case against the alleged perpetrators and as such, there is a pending disciplinary hearing against them,” he said.Gade said support and counselling have been offered to the victim.
“Since the matter is very sensitive, the department is closely monitoring it and getting constant updates on the progress linking up closely with the social worker and the family."As the department, we will always side with the victim. As such, we are doing everything in our power to support the family and the victim. We are trying to speed up our investigation while methodically combing through the critical information and observing the law at the same time.
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