4 arrested for KES stabbings
2007-09-18 13:10
Johannesburg - Four Athlone Boys High pupils were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the stabbing of two pupils, and a fifth suspect is being sought, Johannesburg police said.
Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the boys would face charges of murder and attempted murder.
It is believed this group attacked and repeatedly stabbed two boys from King Edward VII school in Houghton, at a party in Randburg early on Sunday morning.
Mfundo Ntshangase, 18, was stabbed several times in the back and chest while his friend was stabbed in the chest.
Ntshangase later died at hospital. His friend was discharged from hospital on Monday.
Engelbrecht said a Randburg task team set up to investigate the crime, swooped on the four on Tuesday but were unable to trace a fifth teenage suspect believed to have been involved in the crime.
"Police are presently searching for him and we hope to make more arrests soon," she said.
- SAPA