A 17-year-old pupil from Bulawayo who accidentally killed his friend with a stone during a gang-related fight fainted in court soon after his warned and cautioned statement was read out. The boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, has to appear at the Western Commonage Courts once every month for his routine remand until his trial. During yesterday’s court proceedings he started gasping for air and collapsed this occurred when his deceased friend’s relatives walked in. As the accused turned to walk out of the court, his eyes met with some of the relatives’ eyes and suddenly he became stiff. The boy began to quiver and panted for air as the relatives proceeded to take their seats.
Prosecutors gave him first aid and called an ambulance. They said the boy could have fainted because he might be traumatized after killing his friend and having to face the relatives in court.
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Poor soul. What a disaster!