BOY (14) STABBED TO DEATH

MANZINI – The killing of teenagers has once again reared its ugly head as two adolescents were murdered in separate incidents over the weekend.
The first incident involved a pupil who is alleged to have been attacked by bullies.

If only he knew bygones were never left to be, Andile Dlamini would have used another route home.
The 14-year-old boy of Salukazi in Maliyaduma was stabbed in cold blood on Sunday while on his way home from church.

Andile’s attackers are said to be three brothers from the same area, separated by a river. The lad was reportedly stabbed once just below the chest with a knife.
The St Joseph’s Primary School pupil was supposedly attacked by three teenagers, two of whom held his hands to his back while a 15-year-old planted the knife in his body.
The trio is said to be from the same area as Andile and attend Maliyaduma Primary School.

According to his father, Andile left home for church in the morning just like any other Sunday, showing no signs of distress. His father, Thulani Dlamini said at around 3pm, one of Andile’s friends came home to ask for him (Andile), only to be told that he had still not returned from church where he was a keyboard player.

Dlamini said he asked the friend to advice Andile not to delay on his return journey from church as he used to come home late. Andile’s friend is said to have told Dlamini that Andile was bullied by some of his friends with whom he went to school. As if the bully reports on his son were not troubling enough, hardly 20 minutes later, the minor’s friend returned to report that Andile was found lying on the ground with a stab wound and appeared to be unconscious.
Dlamini said he hurriedly drove to where his son laid helplessly, less than half a kilometre away from home. Since the incident happened near a homestead where the people witnessed the altercation between the boys, residents were already at the scene.

“Blood was oozing from his chest but he was still breathing when I got there,” said Dlamini. He added that he rushed him to Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital and while they were near Lugaganeni, Andile shouted, “Ye babe!”
When he shouted, blood seeped through his wound and as a result, Dlamini advised him not to shout or talk. However, when they reached the hospital, Andile repeated the same call and as soon as he was attended to, doctors certified him dead.

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