{"id":295978,"date":"2026-03-05T10:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=295978"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:36:00","slug":"klapmuts-primer-leerder-is-wel-doodgeskok-bevestig-polisie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/klapmuts-primer-leerder-is-wel-doodgeskok-bevestig-polisie\/","title":{"rendered":"Klapmuts Prim\u00ear-leerder &#8216;is wel doodgeskok&#8217; bevestig polisie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die gemeenskap van Klapmuts is ontstoke gelaat nadat die plaaslike polisie verlede week bevestig het Matthew Baartman (8) is wel doodgeskok  op Vrydag 23 Januarie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sers. Madilyn Dombas, &#8216;n woordvoerder van Klapmuts-polisie, het verlede Woensdag aan Eikestadnuus bevestig Matthew, wat in graad 3 was by Klapmuts Prim\u00ear, het doodgeskok. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit kom nadat Matthew daardie Vrydag na die plaaslike kliniek gehaas is en later daar dood verklaar is. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aanvanklike gerugte was dat die seun geskok is by &#8216;n kragkabel terwyl hy besig was om water te drink. Dit is ook wat aanvanklik aan sy ma, Sonja Baartman, ges\u00ea is. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"295360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/skok-na-skielike-dood-van-8-jarige-by-skool-in-klapmuts\/ymklapmuts_30170\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,462\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ymklapmuts_30170\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gemeenskapslede het Vrydagoggend (23 Januarie) by die Klapmuts-kliniek, reg oorkant die plaaslike laerskool, byeengekom n\u00e1 die skielike dood van &amp;#8216;n agtjarige leerder. Foto: Ya\u00ebl Malgas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gemeenskapslede het Vrydag 23 Januarie by die Klapmuts-kliniek, reg oorkant die plaaslike laerskool, byeengekom n\u00e1 die skielike dood van Matthew Baartman. Foto: Ya\u00ebl Malgas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460-1024x394.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460-1024x394.jpeg\" alt=\"Gemeenskapslede het Vrydagoggend (23 Januarie) by die Klapmuts-kliniek, reg oorkant die plaaslike laerskool, byeengekom n\u00e1 die skielike dood van 'n agtjarige leerder. Foto: Ya\u00ebl Malgas\" class=\"wp-image-295360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460-1024x394.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460-300x116.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460-768x296.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ymklapmuts_30170-e1771495491460.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gemeenskapslede het Vrydagoggend (23 Januarie) by die Klapmuts-kliniek, reg oorkant die plaaslike laerskool, byeengekom n\u00e1 die skielike dood van &#8216;n agtjarige leerder. Foto: Ya\u00ebl Malgas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement (WKOD) het egter sedert die voorval ges\u00ea daar is geen kans dat die seun doodgeskok is nie. Gemeenskapslede was egter nooit tevrede met die departement se veduideliking nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Veronica Galant, &#8216;n gemeenskapsaktivis van Klapmuts wat sedert Matthew se dood die familie bystaan, is die gemeenskap verbaas oor die amptelike bevestiging van Matthew se oorsaak van dood, veral omdat die departement voet by stuk oor die teendeel gehou het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEES OOK: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/vrae-oor-klapmuts-seun-8-se-dood\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/vrae-oor-klapmuts-seun-8-se-dood\/\">Vrae oor Klapmuts-seun (8) se dood<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerry Mauchline, &#8216;n WKOD-woordvoerder, het vroe\u00ebr vandeesmaand weer verduidelik &#8216;n assesseringspan van die departement, wat &#8216;n elektriese kontrakteur ingesluit het, het op die dag van Matthew se dood die skoolperseel besoek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Geen bewyse kon gevind word wat die bewering [dat Matthew geskok is] kon staaf nie en die skool het die volgende Maandag heropen,&#8221; het Mauchline ges\u00ea.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eikestadnuus het weer na die departement uitgereik nadat die Klapmuts-polisie Matthew se oorsaak van dood bevestig het. Geen amptelike terugvoer is teen druktyd ontvang nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dombas het bygevoeg die polisie het nie planne om enigiemand te vervolg weens Matthew se dood nie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klapmuts-polisie bevestig dat graad 3-leerder Matthew Baartman (8) wel doodgeskok het in Januarie vanjaar. Dit ten spyte van die WKOD wat vol gehou het dit was nie die geval nie. 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