# Seven schoolgirls, aged 13 to 15, appeared in a Johannesburg Magistrate Court today, facing charges of common assault. Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says they were arrested for assaulting a 14-year-old learner in Bellevue following a video gone viral earlier this month. Masondo confirmed that the girls were arrested and later released into their parents’ custody under the Child Justice Act. The incident has sparked public concern over school violence and the role of social media in exposing such acts.
Seven Johannesburg schoolgirls in court for alleged assault