Another day in South Africa, another gruesome murder
THE butchering of 17-year-old Anika Smit, who was found dead in the bedroom of her Pretoria home with her neck slashed and both her lower arms chopped off, has sparked outrage with many South Africans calling for government to step up its fight against crime.
The calls, which saw the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) calling for a state of emergency to be declared for security reasons, come as police are still nowhere near to tracking down and arresting her killers.
Anika Smit’s naked, mutilated body was found lying on the floor in the bedroom of her Theresa Park home by her father on Wednesday shortly after he returned home from work.
Her lower arms had been hacked off and she had been stabbed repeatedly in the neck. An unidentified bottle was also found in her private parts. Police believe that she might have been raped or sexually assaulted.
Anika, a Grade 11 learner at Hoerskool Gerrit Maritz, was attacked at home where she had spent the day sick in bed with an ear infection. According to Anika's father, it looks like she fought back and tried to run away as the dining room table had been moved and the dining room chairs were overturned.
Her murder has caused outrage among her friends and South Africans sick and tired of crime with many posting messages on social websites such as Facebook calling for government to step up its fight against crime.
Anyone with information contact your nearest police station or send a detailed, anonymous tip-off to 32211 or visit www.crimeline.co.za.
Her friends Facebook tribute page in memory of Anika "Tikkie" Smit.
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