“Precious “Cucu” Ndlovu opened up about alleged bullying by a teacher at Phandimfundo Secondary School before dying hours later.”

“In an unsent message addressed to her mother, which Sowetan has seen, the teenager detailed how she was tired of being hurt, and how she had bottled up a lot.”

“Precious “Cucu” Ndlovu allegedly told her mother that the teacher blamed her for everything wrong in class, would pull her hair and ask if she thought the classroom was a maternity ward and also accused her of sleeping in class because she had become a mother at a young age.”

“Precious died shortly after being dropped off at her grandmother’s house on Wednesday, leaving behind a seven-month-old daughter”

“She is being laid to rest in Benoni on Wednesday morning.”

“Spokesperson Onwabile Lubhelwana confirmed that the Gauteng education department was aware of the incident and said investigations were under way by both the department and the South African Police Service.”