A 17-YEAR-OLD school pupil died and another narrowly escaped death after being stabbed during a fight late on Friday night in the Melmoth CBD.
According to reports, Melmoth was overrun with children drinking and fighting after a cultural dance competition organised by the Department of Education.
An eyewitness told the Zululand Observer that a horde of pupils entered town, gathering at several spots where they started drinking and partying.
Allegedly several were arrested for fighting in the streets and several gunshots were also heard.
KZN SAPS spokesperson Major Thulani Zwane confirmed a case of murder had been opened.
‘A man in his early twenties has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing,’ he said. ‘The suspect was also stabbed during the fighting.’
The eyewitness reported that even after the stabbing children were still partying at a local tavern until late into the night.
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