Forest high school
Forest High pupil back in court over fatal stabbing outside school
Mohammed Mwela is accused of killing Daniel Bakwela, a Congolese national, and wounding two other boys in an incident outside the school..
Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi attended the memorial service of 16-year-old Daniel Bakwela who was stabbed to death last week.
This comes a day after the Johannesburg Magistrates Court granted the accused bail of R5,000.
They say if it had been their child who committed the alleged offenses he would not have been granted bail.
Nine-teen-year-old Mohammad Mwela from Forest High School faces charges of murder and attempted murder related to a fight with three other pupils at the school.
The Johannesburg Magistrates Court granted Mohamed Mwela R5,000 bail on Monday. The court said this was to allow him a chance to complete his mid-year exams.
19-year-old Mohammad Mwela from Forest High School faces charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a fight with three other pupils at the school.
The Johannesburg Magistrates Court issued its judgment on Monday, saying it was in the interest of justice that he be granted bail.
Mohamed Mwela is facing charges of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed and wounded two other boys at the school.
Judgment on a bail application was postponed to Monday after the Johannesburg Magistrates Court encountered problems with the accused's affidavit.
The grade 11 pupil is accused of stabbing three pupils at Forest High School, in the south of Johannesburg, during a fight between two rival groups.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola's comments came ahead of the bail hearing of a grade 11 pupil from Forest High School who was accused of murder.
The 19-year-old made his first appearance on Wednesday after he allegedly stabbed three boys at the school on Monday.
The department said security at the school premises and surrounds would be beefed up on Thursday with rumours rife that there might be retaliation.
The grade 11 pupil allegedly stabbed and killed an 18-year-old grade eight pupil in what was said to be a fight between two rival groups.
This comes after a 19-year-old grade 11 pupil allegedly stabbed and killed an 18-year-old who was still in grade 8 at the Forest High School in south of Johannesburg.
The move comes after three boys were stabbed, one fatally, at Forest High on Monday.
It was unclear what led to the deadly fight but according to pupils at the school, it was a fight between two groups.