School Pupil & Parents Arrested After Attacking a Teacher in Free State School

A school pupil and his parents have been arrested on charges of common assault and malicious damage to property after they attacked a teacher at a school in the Free State.

It is understood the learners parents were called on Thursday after he had some problem in the teachers class.

The police’s Thabo Covane said the parents and the learner confronted the teacher when he walked out of the class calling him a demon and hurling death threats at him.

“The three attacked the teacher and the school laptop fell down to the ground. A case of Assault common with an additional charge of Malicious damage to property was opened at Botshabelo Police Station.”

Covane said the three suspects will appear in the Botshabelo Magistrate Court on Friday.