A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing a six-year-old girl at a school in Umhlali, KwaZulu-Natal, abandons his bail application and remains in a youth facility while investigations continue. He appears in the KwaDukuza Magistrates’ Court after the State opposes bail, and he is due back in court on Friday.
Police say the girl was stabbed multiple times in a classroom and is recovering after surgery. Multiple outlets report the case involves attempted murder and assault charges. News24 adds that investigators previously flagged the teenager as a “violence risk,” citing evidence described by a former head of the SAPS Investigative Psychology Unit. Another report describes police alleging the boy wore a shirt associated with the Columbine massacre. Outlets differ on some details of earlier risk assessments and alleged clothing, but they agree on the arrest, charges, and the bail outcome.
