Boy, 8, dies a week after being pushed down stairs and beaten at Koster school
20 May 2019
An 8-year-old boy died in hospital one week after a 17-year-old pushed him down a flight of stairs and beat him.
According to North West police spokesperson Captain Sam Tselanyane, the incident happened at Kgalagatsane Primary School near Koster on May 10, during first break.
"Allegedly, the 17-year-old attacked the 8-year-old on the stairs while he was with his friends. The 8-year-old was pushed downstairs, [whereafter] the perpetrator followed him and further assaulted him.
According to Tselanyane, the young boy did not report the incident to teachers or the principal.