CAPE TOWN - A disturbing video has surfaced showing a 16-year-old Cape Town pupil being brutally assaulted at Milnerton High School.
The viral footage has sparked outrage and calls for accountability.
The school governing body approved a precautionary suspension of eight pupils and formal hearings are expected to follow.
Police have opened an assault case, and the Western Cape Education Department is now investigating.
Activist Vanessa le Roux said the boy and his mother are not doing well.
"The saddest part of it all is when that child was attacked, he’s battling cancer," Le Roux said.
"As a mother, I can understand how that mother feels; she’s falling apart."
- eNCA reporter Nobesuthu Hejana has the latest.