Friday, July 28, 2006

Puplis arrested on charges of public violence

By Odette Ismail

A fight broke out at Westonaria High between black and white pupils. Eight pupils in connection with the fight were arrested on Thursday.

According to the Cape Times police spokesperson Captain Siphiwe Ndlovu said that police were told that the fight was going on since Monday.
He said complaints from black students relating to white pupils was that they were never heard.

Ndlovu said police were only notified when the fight got out of hand. Five black and three white pupils were arrested and a pair of scissors and pepper spray was taken off.

The boys will appear in the Westonaria Magistrates Court on Friday on charges of public violence.

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