DURBAN - A six-year-old girl is fighting for her life after allegedly being stabbed multiple times inside a classroom at a church-based special needs school in Umhlali, on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast, on Tuesday morning.
The girl was taken to a specialist medical facility under the care of advanced life support paramedics.
Preliminary reports indicate that a teenage suspect, reportedly a former pupil at the school, allegedly forced his way onto the property before entering a classroom and locking the teacher and children inside.
The suspect was allegedly armed with a knife and other items when he attacked the girl in front of her classmates.
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Another teacher reportedly managed to force open the classroom door, allowing the suspect to flee.
Security guards and members of the public subsequently apprehended the teenager, who was taken to a local police station.
The girl remains in a critical condition.
The circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been fully established.