KZN teen sentenced to a year's community service for bullying

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A 16-year-old schoolgirl was given a community-based sentence of 12 months by the Mahlabathini magistrate's court after she was convicted of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm last month.

According to the sentence, the pupil will be placed under the supervision of a probation officer for a year and"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. Also, the probation officer must facilitate a mediation between the accused and the victim," said Kara.

KZN director of public prosecutions advocate Elaine Zungu said: “We acknowledge the prevalence of bullying in the school environment. We will give these matters the necessary attention and ensure prosecutions accordingly.”who was bullied at school in an incident that went viral online.

 

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It's about time these children learn consequences, this even lenient

How will the other child cope in that same class

sweet sentence. Law is Law. We accept.

Wish I was the parent of the child that was assaulted. Bengizozibambela mina!

That rubbish she must be sentence 5 year in prison

No. She must go to prison! Don’t we have prisons for juveniles in this country?

That was beyond just bullying, that was assault! Should of got jail time to set s precedence.

These bullies deserve jail time,thats all.

She needs psycho-social assistance not custodial confinement. This is a classic case of knee-jack reaction by our authorities because of incompetence. Making matters worse.

We might heading in a good direction for this particular case

You bully my child... I deal with you decisively... bangaphela abantwana bethu zezinjubaqa.

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