Burnt North West Grade 12 learner
to be buried on Saturday
Jun 23 2015 4:58PM
A Grade 12 Eletsa Senior
Secondary School pupil who was
allegedly burnt to death by her
boyfriend's ex-girlfriend will be
buried at Maboloka near Brits in
the North West on Saturday,
classmate Letlhogonolo Modibane
said.
Boitumelo Dhlamini was allegedly
abducted outside the school’s gate
by her boyfriend’s ex girlfriend last
week Thursday.
According to Modibane, Dhlamini
was abducted after writing an
exam, and was taken to Klipgat in
the North West, where she was
allegedly burned to death.
“They took her from the school
gate as she was about to make her
way home. The jealous ex girlfriend
with her accomplices travelled with her to a place called Klipgat where they poured petrol over her and burnt her to death,” Modibane
said.
Modibane described her classmate
as an ambitious and caring
person. “She wanted to achieve a
lot in life. She was very ambitious
and had great potential and always
worked hard at school,” Modibane
said.
North West department of
education spokesperson Elias
Malindi said he was not aware of
the incident.
“I am very shocked to hear this.
We will have to investigate it and
find out more on it,” Malindi said.
The four suspects, three women
and a man, appeared at the Brits
Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Police spokesperson Paul
Ramoloko said the case was
remanded to July 3.
“The suspects will remain in
custody until the 3rd of July where
they will be given an opportunity
to apply for bail,” Ramaloko said.
The Congress of South African
Students (COSAS) have called on
the government to initiate peer
group counselling in schools.
“It is high time the government
embarks on initiating peer group
counselling in our schools and
communities in general to avoid
such outrageous behaviour," Cosas said in a statement.
“We believe initiating peer group
counselling programs is the only
way to deal with internal matters
young people face in their daily
lives,” Cosas said.
Cosas secretary general Khulekani
Skosana said had there been
security in place at the school’s
gate it would have been noted that
Dhlamini had been taken without
her will.
“Had there been proper
mechanisms to deal with school
transport for learners to and from
school this could have been
avoided. The government should
also have security outside all
schools," Skosana said.
“We as Cosas have taken the
initiative to go and find these
perpetrators and we will do to
them what they have done to
Boitumelo. We must not find these
culprits first, the police must find
them first. If we find them first, we
will burn these satanic behaving
people,” Skosana added.
