Pastor flogs Female Student Brutally for Coming Late to Sunday Church Service

Cursory: 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

Diketso Matibidi, a pastor and teacher in St Peter’s Combined Christian School in Mohlaletsi village in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, South Africa, has been suspended from his place of work for brutally flogging a female student who came late to Sunday church service.

From the report, the pastor called out the student and flogged her infront of the congregation using a Sjambok which is common in South Africa.

According to the parents of the students, the school earlier denied the allegation until it was admitted by some students.

Parents are now demanding that the pastor be removed from the school and disciplinary action be 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.