In the latest
incident, a 17-year-old boy from Pumula was stabbed in the buttocks by another
17-year-old following an altercation, police confirmed.
Both are
learners at Pumula High School.
Bulawayo acting
police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, said the assault
occurred on 9 April 2025 around 2pm.
“The accused
person, a 17-year-old male juvenile from Pumula Old, who appeared intoxicated,
approached the complainant, also a 17-year-old male juvenile from Pumula North,
and pushed him. The complainant retaliated by pushing him back,” she said.
Police said the
accused left the scene but later returned with friends. He allegedly grabbed
the complainant by the collar but fled when an elderly person intervened.
Assistant
Inspector Msebele said the following day, on 10 April 2025 at around 10 am, the
complainant was walking home after schools closed with friends when the accused
approached him from behind and stabbed him once in the left buttock with a
knife before fleeing.
“The
complainant sustained a cut on his buttock,” she said.
Police have
since urged parents and guardians to counsel children against carrying
dangerous weapons, warning that doing so can lead to serious crimes such as
attempted murder or murder.
The latest
attack comes just over a year after Wayne Ndlovu, a 16-year-old Form Four pupil
at Founders High School, was fatally stabbed in the neck during a gang-related
fight near the school in February 2023.
Ndlovu’s death
sparked national outrage and renewed calls for action to tackle school violence
in Zimbabwe. The accused in that case, a 17-year-old pupil from Hamilton High
School, was later charged with murder. CITE
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