Boy (15) arrested for threatening to blow school

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court after he allegedly threatened to blow a Masvingo private school in revenge over corporal punishment.

 

The boy, who could not be named for legal reasons, was released into the custody of his father by Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday.

 

Allegations are that between December 15 and 19, the teenager hatched a plan to threaten the school authorities at Sandon Academy in Gutu, Masvingo province, as a revenge for the alleged torturing by school authorities.

 

It is alleged that the teenager used a social media platform Snapchat handle named after him and posted the words: “I will blow my school.”

 

The message was tracked from an internet broadband source and it was discovered that it was sent via Telecontract Private Limited (Telco).

 

It was established that the Snapchat handle used to send the threatening messages belongs to the accused.

 

It was further established that the Snapchat account was registered using a United Kingdom mobile number +44 772 715 xxxx as well as the named email address belonging to the accused.

 

Investigations also revealed the threatening message was sent from accused’s iPhone 13 mobile handset using Telco IP address 119.85.XXX.

 

This led to his arrest. Newsday