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Eastern Cape: Boy (10) stabbed to death by another boy (9)

According to SAPS Eastern Cape, the two boys were on grazing land when they started fighting. No arrests have been made yet

murder Eastern Cape

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A 10-year-old boy in the Eastern Cape has died after being stabbed to death, allegedly by a nine-year-old boy, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the province has said.

The incident is said to have occurred at Ntwashu village in Ngqamakhwe.

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According to SAPS Eastern Cape, the two boys were on grazing land when they started fighting. At some point during the fight, the one boy reached for a sharp object, which was nearby and stabbed the 10-year-old.

The boy later succumbed to his stab wound in hospital. For now, police are investigating a case of murder and are yet to make any arrests in the matter.

“According to the report the two young boys were in a grazing land looking after the live stock when they had a fight which resulted to one of them stabbing the other who later died in the hospital. The circumstances surrounding the incident form part of the investigation. The police are investigating a murder case no arrest made at this stage,” said SAPS spokesperson Thembinkosi Kinana.

Meanwhile the province is also facing violence in its schools. A high school learner who attended Arthur Mfebe High School in Cofimvaba, lost his life at the hands of another pupil inside the school premises of the Msebe Senior Secondary School.

According to reports, the learner, who was tragically hacked, was apparently involved in a factional dispute that started in a nearby neighborhood.

The Eastern Cape Department of Education says it is working on a number of measures aimed at schooling young boys about the consequences of engaging in illegal activities, including even taking them to prison.

“We are hosting children who are convicted prisoners, who serve their time now are rehabilitated to come and talk to them so that they can understand that crime does not pay, once people get criminal record it will be impossible for them to get an appointment in the near future,” said department spokesperson Mali Mtima.