UK tourist's killing makes world headlines
- SOUTH Africa is suffering a crime epidemic.
- Last year there were 14,915 car-jackings, 41 a day, and 18,148 murders.
- Most were in townships.
- There were 50,000 rapes.
- Thousands more went unreported.
- And there were 200,000 cases of assault and more than 18,000 house break-ins.
Brit newlywed's body found after honeymoon carjacking murder
News of the killing of a British tourist was all over the UK media this morning, with newspapers reminding readers of South Africa's high "carjacking" and murder rates.
The Daily Mail website announced the story with the headline: "Honeymoon horror: Newlywed Briton's wife is killed after robbers hijack them in taxi".
The Guardian newspaper's website also reported on the story saying
"South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world, with an average of 46 murders a day. Last year, there were 13 902 carjackings in South Africa, down from 14 915 in 2008-09. The annual murder rate fell by 8.6% to dip below 17 000 for the first time since nationwide records began in 1995-96,"
Broadcaster BBC , The Sun and The Telegraph also reported on the incident, which drew many comments from online readers.
"Jules", from California in the United States, said of South Africans on the Daily Mail website: "The bottom line is until these people decide to help themselves, nothing will change."
"Austin", also from the United States, added: "Of all the beautiful places in the world, WHY would anyone in their right minds go for a honeymoon in such a vile, god-forsaken place?"
Several expats commented out of Australia, saying they left South Africa to ensure safe lives for their children, and that the country was a "mess".
Bride butchered on her honeymoon in South Africa
A bride on honeymoon with her wealthy British husband has been murdered in a South Africa. Anni Dewani, 28, and hubby Shrien, 31, had just left a restaurant with a driver in a VW Sharan when they were hijacked by two gunmen. The driver was bundled out of the vehicle, which then drove off at speed with the newlyweds inside.
An hour later — around 11 miles away — the killers stopped and threw Mr Dewani from the vehicle. He raised the alarm by flagging down a passing motorist. A police patrol later spotted the Sharan abandoned two miles away in the township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town.
The blood-soaked body of Mrs Dewani was found on the back seat. She was covered in bruises and is feared to have been raped. Locals told police they had heard shots. It is believed she was hit in the head, but other reports last night said she may have been stabbed. Read more here
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