Pupil dies by suicide at school after loversâ tiff with teenage girlfriend
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Johannesburg - A 17-year-old boy from the Dominican School for the Deaf in Hammanskraal died by suicide at the hostel after allegedly arguing with his teenage girlfriend on Wednesday.
Gauteng Department of Education Panyaza Lesufi has expressed shock at the tragedy.
He said the pupil allegedly hanged himself after a loversâ quarrel with a 17-year-old girl pupil from the same school.
âThe boy learner had allegedly left other learners at the dining hall and went to the junior hostel, where he took his life.
âHis body was discovered by fellow learners, who allegedly untied him and let him down before calling for assistance. Paramedics arrived within 10 minutes, but declared him dead on the scene.â