The family of a high school learner who was killed outside the school premises on Thursday want justice. Seun Mahlangu from Vaal in the South of Johannesburg want answers on why his son Shaun Mphela (17) was allowed to leave when there were gangsters waiting for him."Shaun was my everything and I'm still trying to come to terms with his passing away. My son has been in fights with these other kids since March last year. At some stage the school even refused me entry when I went to fetch my child when the gangsters were waiting for him. I don't want to lie, I blame the school for my son's death," said Mahlangu.

GANGSTERS PARADISE

Mahlangu told ZiMoja that he was told that on the day of his son's death, he ran to the school's staff room to seek help after he was chased by an unknown gangster."They chased my son away. I don't know how a gangster managed to get into the school premises. When he was outside the gangster stabbed him more than seven times. I am still trying to understand why the school allowed the gangster to enter the school premises and they didn't even bother to alert me as a parent," said Mahlangu. Shaun was doing grade 10 at Geluksdal Secondary school.

SAPS CONFIRMATION

Sergeant Lerato Mngomezulu Corporate Communication Tsakane SAPS confirmed the incident. "Tsakane police were called to a scene where a learner of Geluksdal Secondary School was stabbed. On police arrival the victim was already declared dead by the paramedic. It is alleged that the deceased and his friends were attacked not far from the school while on their way to their respective homes. They were attacked by their fellow learners who were accompanied by unknown two older people who are not attending school. One male suspect fled the scene after stabbing the victim and the other suspect, approximately 30 years old, was apprehended and assaulted by other learners. He was taken by an ambulance and he is under police guard at the hospital. The investigation is underway to trace the other suspect," he said.

RESPECT

MEC for Education in Gauteng Matome Chiloane visited the school and pleaded with learners to respect their teachers and take their education serious. "Teaching is a calling, a teacher is responsible every career. A teacher can produce a doctor as much as the teacher can produce a gangster. A teacher is responsible for every career. There is a fine line between being successful and being unsuccessful and that fine line is determined by the choices you make . The difficult road of  discipline is the road that will get you ahead," said Chiloane.