According to his family, the 15-year-old grade 9 pupil allegedly died hours after being forced to consume a poisonous substance at school. They alleged he was a victim of bullying. "[On July 31] the only incident that took place in the school that the school was able to record was an incident where the deceased had a scuffle with a grade 8 pupil. The incident was seen where Ndlovu slapped the grade 8 [pupil],” said Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane.
Chiloane confirmed the school had 96 functional CCTV cameras, which were used to provide footage of what happened. He confirmed a police investigation was also under way given suspicions around his death, adding the department and school were co-operating “fully from day one” with the probe.School principal Johan Lourens also spoke, clarifying no reports emerged of Ndlovu being unwell on the day of his death. He confirmed Ndlovu was jovial and cracked a joke just hours before he died.
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