News24 reports that a teacher was stabbed on Thursday morning by an intruder while at work at a Bonteheuwel primary school in Cape Town.

The perpetrator allegedly jumped over a high, wired and spiked perimeter fence and entered the teacher’s Grade 2 classroom. According to Western Cape Education Department (WCED) spokesperson Bronagh Hammond, the perpetrator stabbed the teacher in the shoulder and ran off with her cellphone. She indicated: "The WCED is extremely disturbed by the news of a stabbing of one of our educators. SAPS was immediately called. The teacher is currently being medically treated. Thankfully, the wounds are not serious. However, such an incident is extremely traumatic for the teacher, the learners and the entire school community." The education department has arranged for counselling support at the school. A police spokesperson confirmed that the stabbing took place on Wednesday shortly before 09:00. Bonteheuwel ward councillor Angus McKenzie identified the school as Arcadia Primary. "All law enforcement agencies at this point in time are looking for the individual," he reported.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24

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