Mass Needle Piercing: 26 Pupils Fall Victim

Monday, September 23, 2019

About 26 pupils of Ketshwerebothata Primary School in Ramotswa are alleged to have been pierced with a needle by another learner.

A standard six girl reportedly got hold of a needle last week Monday and has been piercing others with it over the last week.

This follows a similar incident in which 37 pupils were reported pricked with a syringe at Our Lady of the Desert Primary School in Francistown early this month.

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