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The 16-year-old will serve a community-based sentence and also undergo intense therapy.
The sentencing comes as bullying is again being discussed following the death of Lufuno Mavhungu.
A 16-year-old schoolgirl was handed a community-based sentence of 12 months in the Mahlabathini Magistrate s Court in KwaZulu-Natal after being convicted of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm last month.
She was found guilty of assaulting of a fellow pupil at Mathole High School in Mahlabathini in September 2020.
The incident was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said in a statement on Monday.
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A schoolgirl from KwaZulu-Natal has been sentenced to a year of community service for bullying a fellow pupil.
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The 16-year-old was arrested after assaulting another learner at Mathole High School in Mahlabathini.
Spokesperson for the NPA in KZN Natasha Kara says the girl will be supervised by a probation officer for the duration of her sentence.
She says the teenager will also undergo intensive therapy to manage the underlying issues that may have led to the behaviour. In handing down sentence, Magistrate Fatima Khawula set out some conditions: namely that the accused cannot leave the magisterial district without prior written consent from the probation officer, and she must submit a written apology to the victim.
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12 months community service and counselling for KZN teen bully
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A 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal high school pupil, who violently assaulted a classmate in September last year, has been sentenced to 12 monthsâ community service.
She has also been placed under the supervision of a probation officer for the duration of the sentence.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson in KZN Natasha Kara said the teen, a pupil at Mathole High School in Mahlabathini, would also undergo intensive therapy.
The teen was convicted of assault GBH last month.
Video footage of the teen attacking her classmate went viral on social media last year.
In the clip, the girl is seen ripping off the victim s underwear and dragging her on the ground. She then pushes away a boy who tries to intervene and continues to kick the victim in the face.