A 15-year-old boy was arrested and arraigned at the Harare Magistrates Court after allegedly threatening to blow up a private school in Masvingo in retaliation for corporal punishment.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released into the custody of his father by Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday, as reported by <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200036548/boy-15-arrested-for-threatening-to-blow-school">NewsDay</a>.
Between December 15 and 19, the teenager allegedly planned to threaten the school authorities at Sandon Academy in Gutu, Masvingo Province, as revenge for the alleged mistreatment by school authorities.
It is alleged that the teenager used a Snapchat handle named after him and posted the words: “I will blow my school.”
The message was tracked from an internet broadband source and discovered to have been sent via Telecontract Private Limited (Telco).
It was established that the Snapchat handle used to send the threatening messages belonged to the accused.
Further investigations revealed that the Snapchat account was registered using a United Kingdom mobile number +44 772 715 xxxx and an email address belonging to the accused.
The threatening message was sent from the accused’s iPhone 13 mobile handset using Telco IP address 119.85.XXX, leading to the teenager’s arrest.
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A 15-year-old boy was arrested for threatening to blow up his school in retaliation for being punished. He used Snapchat to send the threat. The message was tracked back to his phone and IP address, leading to his arrest. The boy was released into his father's custody. He allegedly planned the threat between December 15 and 19 at Sandon Academy in Masvingo. The boy's account was linked to a UK mobile number and email address belonging to him. Investigations revealed he used an iPhone 13 to send the threatening message.

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