On Monday, Gauteng police arrested the pupil who was on the run following the incident,Police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said the suspect fled the scene but police were able to trace him to D
obsonville in Soweto, where he was arrested.Mohamed Mwela appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday on charges of murder and attempted murder.The magistrate reportedly said he needed time to make a decision and would only deliver judgment on the bail application on Monday. Mwela was remanded in custody, so it's not clear when and if he would be allowed to return to the school once granted bail.
"This school should be called 'Forest High Correctional Service'. When you get into the toilet, the older guys tell you that this is not a place for small boys and you are forced to pay money," a pupil told the newspaper. According to another pupil, two rival gangs – the South Top Kids and the Italian Destruction Vele – had members inside and outside the school.
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