Teacher hacked to death in front of class

Teacher hacked to death in front of class

A teacher was hacked to death with a machete in front of a shocked classroom of primary school students in South Africa, reports said on Thursday.

Guilford Shapo, 53, was killed on Tuesday at Masehlong Primary School in the northern town of Polokwane, where he was observing seventh-grade students taking an exam, reports AFP, quoting SABC public radio.

His 40-year-old brother, who has not been named, has been charged in the case, it said.

"We were alerted by the pupils as they screamed and ran out of the mobile classroom," principal Noko Moabelo told UK-based The Star newspaper.

Source: Agencies
Published Nov 17 2011