Man disrupts lessons at Bwaila after assaulting teacher, learner

Learning was disrupted at Bwaila Primary School in Zomba City on Tuesday morning after a man stormed the school and assaulted a learner and a female teacher.

The attack forced the school to suspend lessons as teachers and learners dealt with the chaos.

Headteacher Kelly Sande confirmed the incident, saying the man assaulted a learner whom he accused of stoning mangoes at his home.

Sande said a female teacher intervened and reprimanded the man over his violent conduct, but he turned against her and started beating her with a stick.

The teacher sustained facial injuries during the attack.

“We apprehended the man and locked him in our office for a few minutes before calling the police, who came to take him away,” said Sande.

He added: “Indeed, I can confirm that learning was disrupted this Tuesday morning and learners did not attend classes because a young man assaulted a teacher and a learner.”

The suspect is currently in police custody, while the injured teacher was taken to Zomba Central Hospital for medical treatment.