Two boys arrested over SA school vandalism

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published October 3, 2017

Three boys aged seven, ten and eleven are accused of vandalising an Adelaide school.

ADELAIDE, Oct 3 - Police say the trio broke into the Forbes Primary School just before 6pm on Monday and caused significant damage ...

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