KZN teen allegedly ends her life after taunts over her appearance

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KZN teen allegedly ends her life after taunts over her appearance: A grade 11 pupil at Sonyongwane high school in Creighton, southern KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly ended her life on Friday, leaving a note highlighting the torment she endured from some school…

KwaZulu-Natal social development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza said she was distraught after hearing the 17-year old had allegedly committed suicide because she was told she was ugly and consistently teased about the shape of her head.

In a statement, the department said the pupil left school after celebrating matric results on Friday. “It is heartbreaking to lose a child as a result of bullying at school. We have repeated incidents where children take their own lives as a result of bullying. Children cannot contain humiliation,” she said.“This incident has affected the entire community because it is something that has never happened before. We were shocked that the child

 

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