By REGINALD KANYANE
27 June 2025- Two learners from Lesedi Secondary School, Mlehalinye Montasi (20) doing Grade 12 and Kgotlhello Mathabathe (19) doing Grade 10, appeared at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court for a charge of premeditated murder for allegedly stabbing and killing a Grade 10 learner in the same school, Lethabo Mokonyane. It is alleged that on 17 June 2025, the deceased was at school after writing exams.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in Gauteng, Lumka Mahanjana said, while on his way to the gate, he met the two accused persons who started fighting with him. Mahanjana said one of the accused persons apprehended him, while the other stabbed him with a sharp object twice in the stomach and on his back.
“Thereafter they ran away. Mokonyane was then taken to hospital when he died a few hours later. After the brief appearance in court, the matter was postponed to 7 July 2025, for a Schedule 6 bail application.
“The state intends to oppose their release on bail,” she said.
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