A 17-year-old pupil has been arrested for attempted murder and robbery following a brutal attack on a fellow student at a high school outside Alice in the Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson Brig Nobuntu Gantana said detectives linked the suspect to the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy on the school grounds at about 8am on Tuesday. The victim was stabbed in the neck, robbed of his cellphone and cash, and then shoved into a disused pit toilet structure. The victim remained trapped there throughout the night, Gantana said. He was discovered the next morning by another pupil and rushed to Victoria Hospital, where he is receiving treatment. Police confirmed that he is recovering from his injuries. The 17-year-old suspect appeared in the Alice magistrates court on Thursday, August 21, and was remanded to the John X Meriman Juvenile Centre. He will remain in custody until his next court appearance on Monday, August 25.
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