Photo: ODT filesA 12-year-old school boy turned "white as a ghost" when he was confronted by Dunedin police for a seemingly comical prank on social media today. Taieri College principal David Hunter said the pupil posted a threatening image on Snapchat, and while the boy thought it was funny at the time, police did not. "He was as white as a ghost when he walked into my office with a couple of police officers waiting for him. "Once it’s on social media, it goes like wildfire. A police spokeswoman declined to give details about what was in the "suspicious" online image, for fear of copycat behaviour.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 11, 2021 23:09 UTC