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NTABANKULU <\/strong>– A second teacher has died from injuries sustained when a former colleague shot three female teachers at Ntabankulu Primary School in Ntabankulu on 22 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dismissed teacher, out on bail for sexual assault charges, killed himself after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, following the death of the second teacher, two teachers have now died with one remaining teacher in critical condition in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previously reported<\/a>, it is alleged that at approximately noon, the former teacher forcibly gained entry to the premises by cutting through the perimeter fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that the suspect proceeded directly to the school kitchen, where he opened fire on three teachers and then turned the gun on himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elaborating further on the suspect, Gantana said that he was a former teacher at the school who was dismissed in 2023 following sexual assault charges and was out on bail for those charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The investigation is now being conducted under the following case classifications which include two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and one inquest docket,” said Gantana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that the investigation into the full circumstances of the attack continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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