A South African boy, believed to be 7-years-old, was stabbed to death in
a school's toilet by a teenage student who attends a nearby secondary
school.The teenager accused of stabbing the younger student is in police
custody. The teenager is accused of hiding overnight, waiting for the
victim in a school's toilet. The victim, a grade one pupil, was stabbed
multiple times, the authorities said. The suspect was thought to have
been in a relationship with the victim's older sister, they added. The
young boy may have been targeted after the suspect fell out with his
older sister, the local authority said.The suspect is a student in grade
11, which is usually for 16 and 17-year-olds, who attends a nearby
secondary school. The victim was in grade one, usually for six and
seven-year-olds.The police are carrying out further investigations at
the primary school in Makapanstad in North West province, BBC
reports.The local education authority said in a statement that the
suspect "apparently slept in the toilet overnight without anyone knowing
he was there." He then stabbed the victim, who was taken to a local
clinic but medics were unable to save his life. The post South African boy, 7, stabbed to death by older student in school toilet South African boy, 7, stabbed to death by older student in school toilet
A South African boy, believed to be 7-years-old, was stabbed to death in
a school's toilet by a teenage student who attends a nearby secondary
school.The teenager accused of stabbing the younger student is in police
custody. The teenager is accused of hiding overnight, waiting for the
victim in a school's toilet. The victim, a grade one pupil, was stabbed
multiple times, the authorities said. The suspect was thought to have
been in a relationship with the victim's older sister, they added. The
young boy may have been targeted after the suspect fell out with his
older sister, the local authority said.The suspect is a student in grade
11, which is usually for 16 and 17-year-olds, who attends a nearby
secondary school. The victim was in grade one, usually for six and
seven-year-olds.The police are carrying out further investigations at
the primary school in Makapanstad in North West province, BBC
reports.The local education authority said in a statement that the
suspect "apparently slept in the toilet overnight without anyone knowing
he was there." He then stabbed the victim, who was taken to a local
clinic but medics were unable to save his life. The post South African boy, 7, stabbed to death by older student in school toilet 
