NW teacher stabbed by another in full view of pupils A 47-year-old woman from Tshefoge Primary in Vaalboschloot is now in critical condition in a hospital intensive care unit after she was attacked on Monday by a teacher from a nearby school. FILE: He allegedly stabbed the woman multiple times in the back after an argument broke out. Picture: 123rf.com
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JOHANNESBURG - It’s been a traumatic start to the new school term in the North West where a female teacher was stabbed by a male colleague in full view of pupils.
A 47-year-old woman from Tshefoge Primary School in Vaalboschloot is now in critical condition in a hospital intensive care unit after she was attacked on Monday by a teacher from a nearby school.
The teacher who was stabbed is in ICU.
Education MEC
Mmaphefo Matsemela will visit the school on Tuesday.
The first day at a North West school got off to a bloody start on Monday after a teacher allegedly stabbed a female colleague.
According to provincial education department spokesperson Elias Malindi, a 64-year-old male teacher from Tolamo Primary School in Letlhakaneng, Brits, allegedly stabbed a 47-year-old female colleague at Tshefoge Primary School in Vaalboschloot.
Malindi said Tshefoge had been under construction since the last quarter, and pupils were moved to a community hall as a temporary measure.
The suspect allegedly forcefully entered the hall and refused to be sanitised or have his temperature taken.
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The first day at a North West school got off to a bloody start on Monday after a teacher allegedly stabbed a female colleague.
According to provincial education department spokesperson Elias Malindi, a 64-year-old male teacher from Tolamo Primary School in Letlhakaneng, Brits, allegedly stabbed a 47-year-old female colleague at Tshefoge Primary School in Vaalboschloot.
Malindi said Tshefoge had been under construction since the last quarter, and pupils were moved to a community hall as a temporary measure.
The suspect allegedly forcefully entered the hall and refused to be sanitised or have his temperature taken.