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Forest High learner laid to rest

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The funeral of the Forest High School pupil who was stabbed to death, was held at the Portuguese Church in La Rochelle, south of Johannesburg on Saturday. Sixteen-year-old Daniel Bakwela was fatally stabbed outside the school, allegedly by a fellow pupil, Mohamed Mwela.

Two other learners were injured in the altercation earlier this month.

The 19-year old Mwela was granted R 5 000 bail in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court earlier this week.

Following the stabbing, Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, said undercover police have been deployed to Forest High School, in the south of Johannesburg, to monitor incidents of gang violence.

Lesufi called on learners not to seek revenge for his murder. He says there are numerous cases of school bullies that the Department is aware of – and has requested that learners with criminal records declare them to their respective schools.

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