Teen jailed for killing teacher he accused of failing him
Kimberley - A 17-year-old pupil from Mothibistad has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted of murdering his teacher, after accusing the teacher of failing him in Grade 8. The incident took place at Bosele Middle School near Kuruman where the educator, Kingston Vhiya, was fatally stabbed on January 12, 2018.
“The pupil was also sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, one year for malicious damage to property and one year for theft. The accused will effectively serve 12 years’ imprisonment as the judge ordered the sentences to run concurrently. The pupil was also declared unfit to possess a firearm,” said Shuping.
“He threw stones at the windows of the teacher’s residence, breaking the windows. Vhiya went out to talk to him. They had a conversation and the pupil apologised for his actions. Vhiya turned away and walked back to the hostel but the pupil took out a knife and stabbed him in the back.
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