A church pastor and teacher identified as Diketso Matibidi has been suspended from his work for flogging a female student who came late for service.
pastor and teacher, Diketso Matibidi has been suspended from his place of work for brutally flogging a female student who came late to Sunday church service.
This incident happened in St Peter’s Combined Christian School in Mohlaletsi village in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, South Africa.
The pastor according to reports, called out the student and flogged her in front of the congregation with a Sjambok, common in South Africa.
According to the parents if the student, the school initially denied the allegations until students came forward to admit that the beating took place.
Other parents are now demanding that the pastor be removed from the school and disciplinary action taken against him.
The school in a statement claimed that a disciplinary hearing has been set up against the pastor. Adding that the female student will undergo a medical evaluation and the incidence has been reported to the police.
