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A victim of violent crime at the hands of criminals, again

Less than 5 months later, gunmen struck again. This 72 year old pensioner was critically injured as she fought off four armed men who attacked her in the kitchen of their Bryanston home. It came five months after she was followed in her car while driving home one night when she and her husband were attacked and beaten in their driveway as she arrived home. Just not good enough Cele !!!!!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NUAE2Fr8XhPqUlOqhD5FSbpxGXg0vC7waPZ5tDGWkx1Q8RBPS_iGwk41J82TqhSnuM9OagJV6F8Xo_9AUkUqomDBdwlxBPgRLStCIeLcFEl9fv2r0Tmn1MbRWKJqf7xfjM2su1mLtHfz/s1600/DSCN0838.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574807133224133282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NUAE2Fr8XhPqUlOqhD5FSbpxGXg0vC7waPZ5tDGWkx1Q8RBPS_iGwk41J82TqhSnuM9OagJV6F8Xo_9AUkUqomDBdwlxBPgRLStCIeLcFEl9fv2r0Tmn1MbRWKJqf7xfjM2su1mLtHfz/s400/DSCN0838.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div>A hit for money.</div><div> This 72 year old elderly woman was again badly injured and had to be taken to hospital after a black armed gang of house robbers broke into their home in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Saturday evening, 12 February, while she was preparing dinner in the kitchen. Her assailant’s raced off after her husband, who was in the bedroom, heard her screams for help and fired a shot at the robbers. </div>

A victim of violent crime at the hands of criminals, again

Less than 5 months later, gunmen struck again. This 72 year old pensioner was critically injured as she fought off four armed men who attack...

3:19 PM

JMPD cops probed for bribery, assault, and, and, and ...

TWENTY percent of the Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) are corrupt, with cops soliciting bribes of R1 000, and others stealing R1 million. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEJWe3J9UDP1N2iWbT0iSPZ-fxxw4oqIGZQsoypOPOy_plRHoY02WAibA4q3VqZ_Bieas5gj0W68EaryegoZKk8pUm7rCmmqa3q5o1uz0TZszcLQjiz5FW8JxP7mPJ1T6wT_9FGoNB57K/s1600/cops-jmpd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535857825488683458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEJWe3J9UDP1N2iWbT0iSPZ-fxxw4oqIGZQsoypOPOy_plRHoY02WAibA4q3VqZ_Bieas5gj0W68EaryegoZKk8pUm7rCmmqa3q5o1uz0TZszcLQjiz5FW8JxP7mPJ1T6wT_9FGoNB57K/s400/cops-jmpd.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>A REPORT before the City of Joburg shows that between April and June, 116 officers were investigated and though several cases have been concluded, not one officer has been dismissed or suspended. The charges include: officers insulting motorists; pointing a firearm at a motorist; and unnecessarily issuing fines; victimising, harassing and stalking motorists; and punishing motorists for not paying bribes. JMPD chief Chris Ngcobo has admitted the rampant problem in the ranks, and vowed that officers caught will be dismissed. Despite this, a report before the City of Joburg shows that charges brought against 116 JMPD members four months ago have not resulted in one dismissal or suspension. A report seen by The Star reveals that from April to June this year, 116 JMPD officers were probed by its internal affairs unit. Among the most serious complaints are allegations of bribery by on-duty metro police officers, soliciting kickbacks of between R200 and R4 000 from motorists. Other transgressions range from corruption to theft, fraud, negligence, assault and unbecoming behaviour, being drunk on duty, going Awol on a shift, negligence and causing damage to council vehicles....and, and, and In a status report, presented to it by the JMPD’s internal affairs director Abel Nkosi on October 6, the document states that of the 116 cases, 60 have been finalised, 31 were still under investigation, 16 were being prosecuted and six were unsubstantiated. A further three cases were registered under “duplication”, “undetected” and “referred to other municipalities”. There are 86 allegations of “unbecoming behaviour” against officers, making up the majority of the cases. 476 Metro Cops probed for bribery, assault MORE than 10 percent, or 476, of the Joburg metro police department’s (JMPD) staff complement have been investigated internally in the past year for allegations ranging from theft to bribery, assault and misconduct. But, of the 476 metro police officers probed by the service’s internal affairs unit, less than 4 percent – or a mere 19 officers – were dismissed. The disclosure by the City of Joburg policing service’s management follows exposés into what seems to amount to criminal conduct and abuses by JMPD officers. The cases were reported in the JMPD’s latest annual report. There are currently 4 326 JMPD staffers employed in the city. Of the 476 cases investigated, the majority of the allegations against the officers were of “unbecoming behaviour” (373 cases) and 20 cases of corruption and assault. The figures indicate that 205 of the cases had been resolved without the need for a disciplinary hearing. About 30 percent, or 149, of the cases initially laid with the JMPD were unsubstantiated when investigated further, and at least 10 cases were withdrawn. Of 43 officers who had gone through disciplinary procedures, 19 had been dismissed, charges against 12 had been withdrawn and four officers had been found not guilty. The remaining eight officers had received written warnings or an unpaid suspension ranging from two to 10 days. The offences covered in the annual report range from fraud to bribery, theft, assault, unbecoming conduct, going Awol, insubordination and damage to council property. The annual report covers the period from July last year to June this year. Ngcobo’s acknowledgement came just weeks after his internal affairs director, Abel Nkosi, reported to the council that at least 116 officers had been investigated internally between April and June this year. In the past year, the police’s internal complaints directorate had investigated nine cases of bribery, corruption, fraud, theft, assault and misconduct against the officers. About a month ago, members of the internal affairs division had handed a motorist a R4 000 bribe to drop corruption charges against a senior metro police officer. The motorist had gone to the JMPD’s Loveday Street offices in the Joburg CBD to complain formally about being forced to pay a R700 bribe to an officer at a roadblock – a conversation which he had recorded. The officers had then tried to make the case go away. In the latest case on October 10, Soweto resident Sibusiso Ntimba was allegedly beaten up and burnt on a hot engine by metro police officers because he had failed to produce his driving licence. Then, on July 28, a carpenter from Linden was allegedly assaulted and arrested by a group of metro officers after he had asked them why they were destroying a rock feature in his neighbourhood.

JMPD cops probed for bribery, assault, and, and, and ...

TWENTY percent of the Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) are corrupt, with cops soliciting bribes of R1 000, and others stealing R1 milli...

2:05 AM

Award winner 'Tsotsi' actor, charged with robbery, assault and impersonating a police officer

Well known black SA actor, Isreal Makoe and his two friends were arrested in Orange Grove on Friday after they robbed three people of their cellphones and R500. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427831206558937298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-RcmafdZ6hloVZUZ9yGjo6hPle2xzDfjnss72ABBOK0QZo1sHWQWCgIdDA0rdi03ISQvbdyQzyoSjjr3Y_qs1HS-rn2dNyWNJ235a9-lCVM_lE0mqhTCvEogcyv8ibBv7NpuXwB2aOYN/s400/israel-tsotsi.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Captain Phillip Maganedisa said two men and a woman were walking on the corner of Louis Botha and Second Street when a blue VW minibus stopped near them around 9pm. "The three alighted from the vehicle, told the victims they were police officers and they wanted to search them. They searched, assaulted them and took their cellphones and R500 from the lady," Maganedisa said. He said a police patrol vehicle came and the three fled. The victims informed the police of the incident and the robbers' vehicle were chased. "They were stopped a couple of streets down the suburb. The stolen cell phones and the money were found in their possession." Maganedisa said the three were charged with common assault and robbery. Makoe is well known for his roles in the movie Tsotsi, the best foreign-language film Oscar winner in 2006, the SABC 1 drama series Yizo Yizo and Gaz'lam. One of his friends is also in the entertainment industry as a back-up dancer. The third man is unknown.

Award winner 'Tsotsi' actor, charged with robbery, assault and impersonating a police officer

Well known black SA actor, Isreal Makoe and his two friends were arrested in Orange Grove on Friday after they robbed three people of their ...

1:24 PM

Adapt and die - South Africa's new motto

* The first draft of this article was submitted to the British Spectator, who turned it down about a year ago. It is now updated with references to more recent incidents. Probably no mainstream newspaper in South Africa will publish it, because it refers to the race and gender of violent criminals, which is taboo here as elsewhere in the Western world. As George Orwell said, however, "during times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act". In the interest of drawing attention to the anarchy that exists in South Africa, the author qualifies his copyright on this article and invites everyone to post it on his or her website, copy it and mail it to friends and mailing lists, translate it into other languages and to distribute it far and wide. The only condition is that no element must be changed or censored. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426685708898086546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnJRT1nitOvI-q9C-vY5GOFtHRbO6OHCGazWzTR5E0MaFoCHCYxMlsOcJWiIIIrfs8GkT0f3NQ7ZmKyD_jgEL9BRQLW4yATKRo7xX0xcDlHfxeygdaFPlLYDjKxaVfZH95RYAO6mmcZEZ/s400/ANC_HATE_FRENZY.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />By "Dan Roodt - During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act". During the time of National Party reforms in the seventies and eighties, the cliché "adapt or die" used to do the rounds. Nowadays, given the highest murder rate in the world, this should be modified slightly to read, "adapt and die". For the endemic social violence in South Africa is probably incurable.Optimists think that violent crime can be solved through better policing, more efficient courts and more secure prisons. Even assuming that such improvements were possible under conditions of hard-core affirmative action, it must be admitted that criminal justice treats the symptom and not the cause of social violence. The Department of Correctional Services, for one, has lost 496 out of 500 former Deputy Directors since 1994, representing most of the intellectual capital in the department. Newcomers may learn their job properly, or they may not, but they have to be flown to overseas countries to find out how prisons work as most of those previously involved in managing our prisons are no longer there.South Africa used to have a problem of political violence. It was not as bad as else where in Africa, but for some reason elicited hysterical international condemnation. However, actors in political violence are mostly driven by some sort of creed or belief system. Whether such a person is a communist, an anarchist, a neo-Nazi or an ethnic or religious guerilla fighter, he is usually amenable to persuasion or compromise. Even a group of Muslim suicide bombers might declare peace if they were given a territory in which to set up an Islamic theocracy, governed only by themselves and not subject to any outside influence.In the same way, South Africa's so-called liberation movements who were at one time fanatically convinced of the need for violent and bloody revolution, laid down arms and bombs upon being told that F.W. de Klerk would surrender power unconditionally. Solving political violence is often intractable, but not impossible.Not so social violence. Endemic crime, the breakdown of the social fabric, a sense of drift regarding norms of good conduct, point to a far deeper problem. The freedom fighter or urban terrorist is ultimately rational, despite a value system that normal society might find idiosyncratic.But what is "normal society"? It is only the sum-total of behaviours prevalent in any given society at any given time. The Aztecs, infamously, practised daily human sacrifice to appease their sun god. It might revolt many of us today, but to them it was entirely normal. South Africa currently sacrifices about 87 humans per day to violent crime, or 32 000 per year. Those are only the ones who actually die. Scores of others are injured, maimed, traumatised, robbed, raped, burgled and so on.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426690972994888770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyztWhsmoxkWMbabwZK6A2qj62vTOzQH8o4_q_JORTDXFWLltVzhs60pSOeYhB3Ty9isOe6Re3uDnnwUX0gJW4goQXe3v232TRl7keNJknROWi1w9X6320aZ1QYJyu-pGt0lnXWyDulFi/s400/ANC_BLACK_REVOLUTION.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />In any suburb today an entire history of murders, hijackings, and other violent events can be written, if only the locals were narcissistic enough to consider their own history worth recording for posterity. On the other hand, social violence lacks the charm and grandeur of political violence as it is usually not committed in the interest of some glamorous cause like national liberation or world revolution but simply to acquire some hapless person's BMW or rape his wife because she happened to be inside.However, some time ago a Johannesburg newspaper engaged in chronicling some local history in the suburbs of Westdene and Lakefield in Benoni. Nearly every resident had a story to tell, an entire litany of mayhem. Mr. John Gee miraculously survived a shot through the eye, but now feels traumatised. His wife says, "One lives in fear in one's own home. One does not sleep. One prays for protection, yet only more fears come."But who are the authors of South Africa's social violence? Even asking this question presents one with a sense of discomfort, because most violent criminals in South Africa are young black men between the ages of 16 and 36. As one surgeon who had stitched together at least three child rape victims, two of whom were infants, said recently, "Probably white men commit such acts too; it is just that no-one in South Africa has come across such a case."Of course, it would be preposterous to say that all young black men are prone to violence. Judging from our daily experiences in crime-torn South Africa, however, a sub-section of that population, large enough to cause more havoc than even a well-equipped guerilla army of a few thousand men, has taken up practices such as heists, hold-ups, murders, sexual violence exacted upon women and children, and so on.Explanations for such deviancy are manifold. The ubiquitous answer of it being due to apartheid might have been satisfying if other African societies never subject to group areas and a homeland system did not display similar traits. The Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone come to mind. There is a whole nature/nurture debate around black violence, except that no adherent of the "nature" side would publicly admit to being one, for fear of being branded a racist. Even though mainstream American cancer research has conclusively shown that black men have higher levels of testosterone than their white counterparts, few would hazard the notion that this might be linked to their greater propensity for violent crime.America has a gargantuan prison population of two million, over half of which consists ofAfrican-Americans. This is despite their minority status in the USA, comprising only 12% of an overall population amounting to 290 million. South Africa could neither afford nor succeed, given the dire state of our criminal justice system, in jailing a similar number of black male offenders. Currently, only 10% of murderers in South Africa get arrested and only 6% are convicted. Any murderer therefore has a 94% chance of getting away with it.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426689985517921634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFpCjOeqRcc6g-LKzNKZgIXXQU6OMgUdz5ibGIQ2s6DskCjR-vguX6e-yrSjppXK31fz5rTnTablHto-8rg54MNheWtISlqE9LEICx9K9IfHGV4cJhJFQ0iHCajKDG_Fln9bBForYToyI/s400/ANC_SLAUGHTERHOUSE.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />If by some miracle all serious criminals in the country had to be caught and imprisoned, the prison population would surely treble or quadruple from the present 200 000, which is already high by world standards. Not only is such an improvement inconceivable under current conditions, but it would also be politically unpopular with the ruling ANC who would be incarcerating large numbers of young black males who are mostly its own supporters at the polls. Few whites, if any, commit violent crime and there are only 3 900 of them in prison, mostly for white-collar offences such as fraud or insider trading on the stock exchange. All that remains in the world's most violent society, is precisely to adapt and die. Twice as many South Africans of all races now die of murder than of road accidents - even though the road accident rate is also the highest in the world, surpassing that of Turkey. Crime extends to trade in driver's licences, so that a large number of drivers use so-called "bought licences", hardly a contribution to road safety.There are some people naive enough to think that "something can be done about crime" in South Africa, mostly opposition politicians who dream about diverting funds from arms procurement to policing, but this would be futile. There are already three times as many private security personnel as state-employed policemen, and even they do not succeed in containing what has become Africa's only peacetime killing field."I killed them because they were white." These famous words were spoken last year by William Kekana, who participated in one of the most horrendous incidents in which the entire family of Mr. Clifford Rawstorne was wiped out, consisting of his fiancée, baby, as well as his own mother. Even this massacre of an entire family would not have made headlines, were it not for the fact that one year-old Kayla was executed on her very first birthday with a shot in the head. Needless to say, the two adult women were first raped before being killed. Both William Kekana and his accomplice, Charles Fido Baloyi, fell into the high-risk group of young black (and Coloured) males who commit almost all violent crime in the country. South Africa actually has a Minister of Safety and Security, which to some might seem like an example of absurd humour. His Excellency Mr. Charles Nqakula, whose official résumé proudly states that he was once "a waiter and wine steward", has immortalised himself by euphemistically stating that there was no real crime problem in South Africa, except that it was "a little on the high side".All in all, South Africa has got remarkably used to its new-found status as the crime capital of the world. The high-rise districts of Hillbrow and Berea in Johannesburg have been officially designated by Interpol as having the highest murder rate in the world, that is, 600 people per 100 000 population members per annum. Consider for a moment that such a figure represents 12 times the rate found in inner-city ghettoes in the United States, often seen as no-go zones by many Americans.One British immigrant to South Africa who has survived three car hijackings, refuses to emigrate, stating that he is now accustomed to having Kalachnikovs pointed at him from pointblank range. Everyone knows a relative or friend who has been killed or at least subjected to some form of violent crime, and no South African can remotely imagine a society where people do not live behind razor wire, electrified fences, high walls, burglar bars and similar decorative props.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426684907339335890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6NP3shu2LqDPWhaLKAn1_lePeVNTXcqc8EhT6BVAkvgEej7KpCXtgVgx0hx1moQKihB91glhvo_CPSiWtkby7gzkbYGbvS3XHmb1LX9KIarVsJwbnBxL5yKZ3vQoVRyzfg7mfPaqq7VH/s400/ANC_TRIAL_OF_BLOOD.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Outsiders might find our lifestyle bizarre, but many pundits in South Africa consider our society to be much more "normal" now than at any time in the past, which was tarnished by ethnic separation albeit without the present large-scale violence. At the height of segregation and apartheid under Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa was almost as peaceful as Switzerland but she was immoral. Today we are the apotheosis of racial morality and political correctness, yet as violent as the Congo or Liberia. Surprisingly, however, our economy continues to function amid the carnage. No economist has ever studied this as far as I know, but not only is crime our biggest industry - bigger than gold-mining or manufacturing - it also stimulates consumption as stolen goods are replaced; it is a boon to the insurance and security industries and ultimately makes surgeons and undertakers rich. The government earns billions of rands in Value-Added Tax on stolent goods being replaced with new ones. So crime pays.News about killings or shoot-outs no longer elicits the slightest surprise. It is part of our daily existence, and one assumes the lethal risks attending to something as simple as going shopping or driving to work. My wife, for example, has twice been to the local shopping centre where in the one instance a shoot-out was taking place in the parking area so that she had to hide between the cars with our 18 month-old son in her arms; in the second case an armed robbery had just taken place with the robbers casually strolling by with their guns and their loot. Everyone knows someone who has been killed, raped or maimed. Just this week, the wife of a friend and former literary editor of Die Burger, François Smith, was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in their home in Wellington, near Cape Town. Her murderer was a 16-year-old squatter camp resident whose race was omitted by the press but presumably few, if any whites, reside in his particular squatter camp which is dedicated to black Africans. Lisbé Smuts-Smith was a well-known academic and head of the Afrikaans literature department at the University of Cape Town. Just two weeks ago, another UCT academic, mathematician Brian Hahn, was attacked by a former student, dr. Maleafisha Steve Tladi (35). Hahn died in hospital a week later, while Tladi was released on bail of R500 (about $80).Two years ago Louw Rabie, a brilliant albeit reclusive geologist and brother of author Jan Rabie, was beaten to death with a fence pole by two Coloured men to whom he had lent some money a week earlier. Police in the small Cape town of Montagu readily caught his murderers because they happened to have drinking money during the week, taken from his home. He was 80 years old, but in good health. He is reputed to have been one of the most brilliant geologists and intellectuals this country has ever produced, writing copiously throughout his life but disdaining publication and public esteem. Africans with their oral tradition are fond of saying that "when an old person dies, a library burns down". What strikes me about the relentless killings of educated whites, is that the criminals are indeed "burning down the libraries" of this country and physically exterminating the intellectual class, much like Pol Pot did in Cambodia. The media are celebrating youth, dance, colour, being black and exuberant - as opposed to the quiet studiousness of middle-aged and elderly whites, the bearers of knowledge and understanding. Are these learned whites who are being killed in exuberant, paradisiacal outbreaks of violence simply the remnants of a civilisation that is being eradicated in the name of decolonisation? No government spokesman has ever condemned such killings; so we may assume that the present regime is completely indifferent to them, where such killings do not enjoy their tacit support.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426632496252381650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBi-fKxqspJsebDvU805xO9hqclbVj1Bbul14TpdE53-NGoLs5_B0yN34wzGSMl_28-Hy9pJbeGRh5cGffPleKr_oq794Gy1_PQ23NRhauFiwxHhn2QjQvPx0L8GFxngyqlAt_oftXMe7r/s400/ANC_JUSTICE_LARGE.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 332px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Around our local school in the past week there have been two car hijackings, as well as one murder. It is not really considered to be an exceptionally violent area. Most of this is not even reported in the press, because there really is not enough space and ordinary crime is no longer newsworthy. It needs some further sadistic element to make the front page, such as babies getting killed or raped, or elderly farmers being tortured to death. Farming in South Africa is now arguably the most dangerous profession in the world with more than 1600 farmers murdered since 1994, often in macabre and dehumanising ways.To the outside world, white South Africans are congenitally evil. If our murderers and rapists had been white and their victims black, Europe or the United States would long ago have sent an expeditionary force to put a stop to it. At present, news of white suffering in South Africa inspires the occasional yawn in Western capitals. This is why a recent article in The Despatch, detailing the rape of a dog by three black men, gave me some hope that a chord will be struck somewhere in the coolly indifferent breasts of our fellow-Westerners. Even if the lives of Louw Rabie, Brian Hahn, Lisbé Smuts-Smith, Kayla Rawstorne and tens of thousands of others are of no value to them, perhaps they will take pity on the mongrel bitch in Grahamstown that was recently raped by three black men. Or perhaps two black men, as the third one protested his innocence upon being dragged out of the shack by screaming, "I came here to relieve myself. These two were raping the dog when I arrived!" Cruelty to humans ,especially white humans, is today a normal feature of our society, just like human sacrifice used to be in the culture of the Aztecs. Cruelty to animals, or non-consensual sex with dogs, may still evoke some sympathy, not only locally, but also internationally. I therefore feel sorry for Masganda - the name of the dog concerned - who was rescued with a bleeding vagina and in need of veterinary attention, but perhaps this lowly creature of uncertain lineage could become a martyr for our cause in alerting opinion-makers and political leaders of our plight. Cycling has become a popular sport in South Africa. However, its practitioners regularly get shot at by gangs of black youths in the street, so that many of them carry guns and knives for self-defence on their bicycles. Members of the Johannesburg mountain-bike club were outraged a while ago when two cyclists, Scott and Lloyd Griffith, were charged with murder after an armed battle with their four black assailants, one of whom succumbed to his wounds. Most of the time, however, whites are helpless victims of crime. The government has recently passed a new gun law which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to own a fire-arm. They have also abolished rural commandos of military reservists entrusted with crime-prevention in the country, without any police units replacing them. Occasionally the newspapers carry stories of crime victims successfully defending themselves against attacks, offering armed resistance. As a result of the new gun law, this will soon end and we shall simply be able to hide or flee from our assailants. Defending oneself against a marauding robber or rapist might be a manifestation of racism, and is therefore frowned upon as being a kind of "right-wing"response.Being robbed of one's vehicle or household belongings is now considered quite normal, and often people ascribe escaping with their lives to their own astuteness, such as being friendly to the robber, helping him load the effects into a vehicle, not looking him in the face so as not to recognise him afterwards, et cetera. A friend of mine in Kempton Park kept up a reasonable conversation with the thieves emptying his house, tied up as he was with a gun pointed at him. He survived, although his elderly mother was badly roughed up and had to be hospitalised. In other instances, of course, people are not so lucky and they become just another murder statistic. Then they simply adapt and die.

Adapt and die - South Africa's new motto

* The first draft of this article was submitted to the British Spectator, who turned it down about a year ago. It is now updated with refere...

7:41 AM

White Mom killed, throat cut in front of her two children by savage blacks

August 8, 2009 An occupational therapist and mother of two died after her throat was cut by attackers, who also stabbed her several times. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNGSIaNFtd4JJlm1_ECE4L5v8xncud8sM4zGTmqarxfpLxTqJWNz_6xNLS0YlSNbxmIDOUgDPHW3fmwyKMYyv8TW4LdIGsPQ7m2qbJJOaRLyYjvph6O68ertEd_F3DjZby51zBzl7vH4y/s1600-h/crime_slitthroat_160.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418964699509929170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNGSIaNFtd4JJlm1_ECE4L5v8xncud8sM4zGTmqarxfpLxTqJWNz_6xNLS0YlSNbxmIDOUgDPHW3fmwyKMYyv8TW4LdIGsPQ7m2qbJJOaRLyYjvph6O68ertEd_F3DjZby51zBzl7vH4y/s400/crime_slitthroat_160.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px" /></a>They first attacked her daughter, Alicia O’Dell, 17, with a crowbar in a bedroom, presumably during an attempt to rob the house in Noordheuwel, Krugersdorp. They then killed her mother, Marinda O’Dell, 48. Police found one of the murderers hiding in the roof of the house. Another man was arrested a few hours after the murder in the nearby Munsieville. Alicia had arrived home shortly after 14:00. She first spoke to people who were at the house for after-hours occupational therapy sessions with her mother, before she went into the house. Shortly afterwards, she was overpowered in her bedroom, assaulted and choked, said police. She lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor. Her mother arrived at the house shortly afterwards. She had just dropped off children from Lantern School, a school for children with special educational needs where she worked, at home. O’Dell invited the clients into her office before she went looking for her daughter. She presumably became suspicious when Alicia didn’t respond to her calls. She was apparently calling a friend to hear whether she knew where Alicia was when she was overpowered and murdered. Her body was found in the main bedroom. It was still unclear how the clients, a woman and her child, had survived the attack. Marinda’s husband, Henry O’Dell, was in Durban at the time of the murder and flew back home on Wednesday night. The men who were arrested, were 27 and 28 years old.

White Mom killed, throat cut in front of her two children by savage blacks

August 8, 2009 An occupational therapist and mother of two died after her throat was cut by attackers, who also stabbed her several times. T...

3:12 AM

University of Pretoria student kidnapped

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLQVsM_4KHHstNOPnsxlyWKN_Bq_Dkgl0qfbte265O8HrInBOv9qs_emAsKuTgN5Adz9MuyctKKo43GfkrwvM9GgQgyHft9YVg4IDdVwS_QtcQkhMufipwO7VEE6vWRSjj45iFTnGYmc/s1600-h/crime-kidnapped.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393216001362902530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLQVsM_4KHHstNOPnsxlyWKN_Bq_Dkgl0qfbte265O8HrInBOv9qs_emAsKuTgN5Adz9MuyctKKo43GfkrwvM9GgQgyHft9YVg4IDdVwS_QtcQkhMufipwO7VEE6vWRSjj45iFTnGYmc/s400/crime-kidnapped.bmp" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" /></a>Pretoria - A 23-year-old University of Pretoria student was kidnapped and taken to Mamelodi East before being rescued on Friday, police said. Captain Colette Weilbach said the student was approached by a man he thought was a car guard as he was unlocking his vehicle on the corner of Hilda and Prospect streets in Hatfield at 03:30. "Before he could get into his vehicle, three men took him by surprise. He tried to fight them off and saw that one of them had a firearm. "They forced him into the back of the vehicle and drove off," she said. They later stopped the car and forced him into the boot. "Fortunately the suspects did not take his cellphone... he phoned his father and informed him of the incident. The father alerted the police who immediately started to follow up leads." The men drove to an informal settlement in Mamelodi East, where they took the student into a back room, tied him up and assaulted him. They took his wallet and cellphone before leaving. The police arrived on the scene, recovered the stolen silver Volkswagen Polo and found the student tied up in the back room. Police were investigating a case of armed robbery, kidnapping and theft case. No arrests had been made. - SAPA

University of Pretoria student kidnapped

Pretoria - A 23-year-old University of Pretoria student was kidnapped and taken to Mamelodi East before being rescued on Friday, police said...

7:31 AM

Minibus gang attacks Dutch student

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjR4d4WDLONAfCSX06JE_RgMRkwZMASVihJhwsnh-Dr0dlinBR6REIMAM1_B3F750NuFFV5f5jlRCRu6Cg8Fmr1gSgrBcwlUmqF6UPxwTtq2HzYeJGIVfMFMlcgkyEoSXorfQORMxL58/s1600-h/taxi-minibus.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379251683393350402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjR4d4WDLONAfCSX06JE_RgMRkwZMASVihJhwsnh-Dr0dlinBR6REIMAM1_B3F750NuFFV5f5jlRCRu6Cg8Fmr1gSgrBcwlUmqF6UPxwTtq2HzYeJGIVfMFMlcgkyEoSXorfQORMxL58/s400/taxi-minibus.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" /></a>"I love this city, I love the people and I love the opportunities," says the Dutch student who was recently abducted, severely beaten and robbed by a taxi driver who still operates in the city despite being reported to the police. Adam Hijner, a 24-year-old student from The Netherlands who has lived in Cape Town since April 2007, said yesterday that his time in the country had been a "contrasting experience", with the "stunning scenery, great atmosphere and professional opportunity" being marred by "government inefficiency and a lack of general safety, social infrastructure and public amenities". Hijner, after months of trying to get a driver's licence appointment, has to rely on public transport. Last month, after boarding a minibus taxi in Sea Point Main Road, Hijner was taken against his will to an alley in Woodstock, where the taxi driver, his guard and a companion robbed him of his cellphone and R600. A "brutal" struggle ensued, with the taxi guard choking Hijner and a gun-wielding assailant repeatedly striking Hijner's face. "I was almost immediately out of breath. "After a few moments, I lost my strength and was pulled backwards towards the door." Hijner said he experienced a "moment of clarity", as he blocked off the pain and tried to escape. "The driver was punching me in the face and the third guy was going through my pockets. Eventually, I used my left leg to push myself out against a bench. I fell, losing my right shoe, still being held by the guy who was pulling my leg." Head bleeding, face swollen, he staggered to a nearby home as the taxi sped off. Hijner said he remembered the taxi's licence plate number and included it when laying a charge at the Cape Town Central police station. Last week, Hijner boarded another taxi in the same area. After recounting his ordeal, he said the taxi driver also knew of the gang. "I was shocked to hear the licence plate number, (the driver said) the same three guys had previously raped a girl, and two months ago they had assaulted and robbed another guy, (before) running him over." After more than a month, Hijner said he had seen the taxi and his attackers "at least six times", operating on the same route. After repeated SMS messages to the investigating officer, Hijner has yet to get a reply. Police could not comment by the time of going to press.

Minibus gang attacks Dutch student

"I love this city, I love the people and I love the opportunities," says the Dutch student who was recently abducted, severely bea...

3:35 PM

'Crooked cops cannot stop crime'

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIwKCBdBmlx5Q8G8Z9EXr44cXsZPJkKYSu7O6C4fc7pj031kxeJa3fkXRcMxkKn6fNgPweImkCcKomPVpaAi832ToWDY4wGObWJhnMaahEPT3ZK8LYxV72sglYpo-jAnY5u6AA3aWqLY/s1600-h/police-20tape.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379234598649920194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIwKCBdBmlx5Q8G8Z9EXr44cXsZPJkKYSu7O6C4fc7pj031kxeJa3fkXRcMxkKn6fNgPweImkCcKomPVpaAi832ToWDY4wGObWJhnMaahEPT3ZK8LYxV72sglYpo-jAnY5u6AA3aWqLY/s400/police-20tape.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" /></a><a href="http://www.iol.co.za/widgets/rss_redirect.php?artid=5156076&setid=0&sectid=3225&url=capetimes&vne=1&csect=Cape+Times">Over 500 police officers found guilty of crimes</a> 538 police officials out of the 669 charged were guilty of crimes such as murder, rape, theft and corruption in the 2008/09 financial year alone<a href="http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/Politics/1057/60339600e63e4ba2a2dc7a82d54cfe09/08-09-2009%2010-23/Dozens_of_killers_in_Saps">'Dozens of killers in Saps'</a>The Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) found 38 policemen "guilty" of murder, 33 of attempted murder and 30 of rape. The highest number of offenses was for theft, with 108. More police officers in the Western Cape have been found guilty of crimes than in any of the other provinces, with 182 officers convicted for a range of crimes in the 2008/09 period. Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said it was unacceptable that police officers should commit crime, but there was only so much the SAPS was allowed to do about it. This after revelations 538 police officials out of the 669 charged were found to be guilty of crimes such as murder, rape, theft and corruption in that period. Mthethwa said these officials had no excuse as they knew the law and the difference between right and wrong. "We can't talk about uprooting crime in society when those responsible for doing it are involved in crime," he said. But he said police officers, like any other citizen, were protected by the constitution as well as "the human rights culture", which meant police authorities could not act any more harshly against them than other criminals. He said the upside was that the police officials mentioned in the statistics were exposed by colleagues, which shows that there are officers who act against crime. "We always commend such actions," he said. Mthethwa, however, said the police were not overly concerned about recording what happened to officers accused of crimes once convicted, as such officers were no longer regarded as part of the police, but as part of the criminal world. He said administration to follow up such cases took officers off the beat at a time when the SAPS was trying to improve visible policing. Mthethwa said although those wanting to become police officers went through a strict vetting process, there was talk of ongoing vetting processes and training for police officers. Mthethwa last week refused to provide FF+ MP Pieter Groenewald with the statistics of police officers charged with crimes from 2005 to 2007, as they were "not readily available" and "would necessitate the redeployment of police employees to verify every case that is relevant to the period in question", which would be "to the detriment of other essential duties or service delivery in the community". The statistics provided to Groenewald showed that most of the cops convicted of crimes after SAPS disciplinary hearings were in the Western Cape (182), while Gauteng had the fewest convictions (18). In KwaZulu-Natal 26 of the 34 officers charged with crimes were convicted, while the number in the neighbouring Eastern Cape was much higher, with 81 convicted out of 107 charged. In the Free State, 74 were convicted out of 93 charged. In the Western Cape theft (41 charges), assault (41), reckless driving (33) and driving under the influence (18) were the most common crimes committed by police officers, while in KwaZulu-Natal corruption (10) was the most common crime committed by police officers, followed by theft (7), assault (4) and murder (3). In Gauteng, five officers were charged with aiding an escapee. Nationally, 38 cops were "charged with or convicted of" murder, 33 were charged with attempted murder and 30 of rape. Substance abuse and drunkenness were also popular, with six officers charged with dealing in dagga, 14 with possessing illegal substances, 35 with driving under the influence and five with drunkenness. Some 108 officers were charged with theft, 34 and 89 officers are charged with fraud and corruption on the job respectively, and 31 with defeating the ends of justice. Firearm-related charges include four cases of failing to safeguard a firearm, three of possession of a firearm without a licence, three of loss of a firearm, five of the possession of a stolen firearm, two of discharging a firearm in a residential area, nine of pointing a firearm and two for the handling of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. One police officer was charged with hijacking and another one of stock theft, and five with housebreaking and theft.

'Crooked cops cannot stop crime'

Over 500 police officers found guilty of crimes 538 police officials out of the 669 charged were guilty of crimes such as murder, rape, the...

3:02 PM

234 teachers probed for rape, assault

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrpZwgUCpQqqseCVQiqWQ0Lu3TcJga9GZ3H62-ZAmply51w3xgqAueqsvG5wsiUApjWffAGZgLm6X_IJygz6hLJYbVdyqzjlcyYT6nv_Oo6UJSgwtyENU1fDdwF9kSL7ow2PsR8AFy-w/s1600-h/school_sex.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374834617462921346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrpZwgUCpQqqseCVQiqWQ0Lu3TcJga9GZ3H62-ZAmply51w3xgqAueqsvG5wsiUApjWffAGZgLm6X_IJygz6hLJYbVdyqzjlcyYT6nv_Oo6UJSgwtyENU1fDdwF9kSL7ow2PsR8AFy-w/s400/school_sex.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px" /></a>The SA Council for Educators (Sace) was investigating 234 teachers for rape, fraud, sexual assault and physical assaulting pupils Sace is among other things responsible for promoting professional conduct among teachers and removing teachers from the roll who are found guilty of serious offences. "The number of cases reported to our office has risen in the past few years because more and more people are beginning to realise that it is important to report. We currently have 234 cases that we are investigating," said George Moroafui, Sace's manager for ethics. In the 243 cases there were complaints of corporal punishment, rape, fraud and sexual harassment. "We are worried that many sexual harassment cases are withdrawn because the perpetrators struck deals with parents in exchange for money. Most of them are hidden." Another challenge was that teachers were reluctant to report their colleagues. "Teachers must report incidents of misconduct for the benefit of pupils. They should not defend the perpetrators." Moroafui said some teachers were being investigated for receiving social grants fraudulently. "We urge teachers, pupils and parents to contact our office if they feel that certain teachers are misbehaving and harassing pupils." Sace officials can be reached on 012-679-9528 and complaints can also be emailed to info@sace.org.za

234 teachers probed for rape, assault

The SA Council for Educators (Sace) was investigating 234 teachers for rape, fraud, sexual assault and physical assaulting pupils Sace is am...

1:45 PM

Crooked cops still at work

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBL4fM47002RA6YEbnX9xn8Yeij-HGfT4SmAP2kqsHdvVpMJp4I6t_wFQEuQ79keFsc_z9e5I316-Tn0NP-Z7nQsYQhrSTcFw5_aq7K3TedZ8waeADIJizMse3wSwVrcOnzHqCwtiQ9I/s1600-h/saps-cop-gun.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374017064142502546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBL4fM47002RA6YEbnX9xn8Yeij-HGfT4SmAP2kqsHdvVpMJp4I6t_wFQEuQ79keFsc_z9e5I316-Tn0NP-Z7nQsYQhrSTcFw5_aq7K3TedZ8waeADIJizMse3wSwVrcOnzHqCwtiQ9I/s320/saps-cop-gun.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px" /></a>Police officers charged with or even convicted of crimes in the Western Cape are being allowed to stay in their jobs, in contravention of national police policy. At least four cases have come to light in the past month in which police officers who have appeared in court or been convicted of crimes ranging from theft to rape, are still at work. More than a dozen others under investigation for a suspect's death are also still at work, as are two others who admitted to fiddling crime statistics. The cases are: <ul><li>A station commissioner who has been convicted on two assault charges, as well as crimen injuria and intimidation; </li><li>A police officer charged with raping his 11-year-old half-sister over a period of eight years; </li><li>A police officer charged for selling stolen police equipment; </li><li>Fifteen police officer under investigation for six months for the death of a man in their custody; and </li><li>Two officers who pleaded guilty in a disciplinary hearing to altering case docket details. </li></ul>Provincial police say "each case (in considering suspension) will be dealt with on its own merit". But according to National Police spokesperson Selby Bokaba, national policy is that an officer must be suspended when he or she is charged, or found guilty in court. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHrZ2XTs_TlIHC9XwN-Pwg2dmaWmoM8GyMH5Sb4g6Wqet3cdcRsyGyRkmkRAoBfegHfk4dbWzkGtxcPKB3UTZcwgQFSr29egDm-rg4ehMGOt_19sHJFqjtMs7d4PLjFiCchBA2H1Mu9g/s1600-h/saps-cop-gun.jpg"></a>Earlier this month former Somerset West station commissioner Sandile Sonjani, who now works in Athlone, was found guilty in court of two assaults, intimidation and crimen injuria relating to attacks on a subordinate in 2007. He was sentenced to five months in jail or a R3 000 fine and plans to appeal. After the attacks Sonjani was moved to Athlone police station, where he is commissioner. Police spokesperson Billy Jones confirmed that Sonjani had never been suspended. He said: "When an officer is found guilty it does not imply that the member is immediately suspended. The suspension is done in terms of (police) disciplinary procedures and not in terms of a criminal conviction." <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeBc2QL3LUdxyGOI0KC14Cu4sKJXnMXsAqcyazrBX85PLsLois3RGnRcKSFc7ARImAeL2uS3bdJt3TWCDtU0g_VUkvT_l9gJRTx_siZ6ta6zErRTjsLKkhwMvc9x5VjkK_nslP155kNw/s1600-h/saps-cop-gun.jpg"></a>Factors such as whether the officer had pleaded guilty, how much responsibility the officer had, and his or her rank would be taken into account. He said the police's "discipline management section will now procedurally look at the matter" and once Sonjani's appeal was concluded, would decide whether he was still fit to be a police officer. National police spokesperson Selby Bokaba said: "When a (policeman) is charged or convicted in court, irrespective of the crime or that person's rank, that person is immediately suspended. I'm quoting from the national regulations." Bokaba said there may have been "unique circumstances" in Sonjani's case but he did not know of any. But he said the suspension regulation was "clear" and rank played no role in the decision. The officer stationed at Harare police station in Khayelitsha, charged with raping his little sister for eight years, was in custody after his arrest on July 29 and appeared in court, but was then released on bail. He may not be named to protect the identity of his alleged victim, who was initially placed in foster care, but returned to her parents on a Somerset West Magistrate's instruction. The police officer has been given the green light to go back to work at the Harare police station. He will remain an actively serving officer for at least the duration of his trial, unless a disciplinary hearing orders otherwise. "When a (police) member is arrested or in... custody... for that period while the member is under arrest or in custody, he or she is under immediate suspension - which means he or she cannot exercise their policing duty and mandated authority," Jones said. "When the member is released ... then that immediate suspension is lifted. Thereafter the normal disciplinary processes kicks in if the member is still implicated and has to appear in court." Ocean View constable Hilton Basson was arrested on July 27 for stealing and selling police radios to towing companies. He appeared in the Simon's Town Magistrate's Court and is back at work. Police said depending on the outcome of an internal investigation, he might be suspended at a future date. Fifteen Organised Crime Unit members, who may not be named because they have not been formally charged, have been under investigation since February for the death of Sidwell Mkwambi, 24. They have not been suspended in spite of a recommendation by the police watchdog body, the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD). It is alleged Mkwambi was beaten at the Bellville South police station where the 15 work, before he was driven in a police van to a mortuary. Two months ago community safety MEC Lennit Max said there had been "insufficient evidence" to warrant suspensions. And in a case that didn't make it to court, a disciplinary hearing was last week concluded for two Lansdowne inspectors who pleaded guilty to incorrectly registering case dockets.

Crooked cops still at work

Police officers charged with or even convicted of crimes in the Western Cape are being allowed to stay in their jobs, in contravention of na...

2:12 PM

Motorist punched and kicked by gang of attackers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleNRRl0ioJtPFotZYFddNhRUk_3LyCqXIfzatsFUt04Gj2pF_wncQgDt5GLdXy33jrK3IfrRL5FwKGYJk8eNAm1x0FSucX2KUt_PjNiae4JVLDWnpyFi-fb6aBMzOWQlZECIImiPOvIU/s1600-h/CONVENIENCE-STORE-alcohol00.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371191163236049986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleNRRl0ioJtPFotZYFddNhRUk_3LyCqXIfzatsFUt04Gj2pF_wncQgDt5GLdXy33jrK3IfrRL5FwKGYJk8eNAm1x0FSucX2KUt_PjNiae4JVLDWnpyFi-fb6aBMzOWQlZECIImiPOvIU/s400/CONVENIENCE-STORE-alcohol00.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px" /></a>Eyewitnesses have described how a motorist was punched and kicked by a gang of attackers at a petrol station in Florida Glen in western Johannesburg. A 39-year-old electrician from nearby Albertskroon was left badly beaten after he confronted the group who were blocking traffic and playing loud music from their cars in the forecourt. The electrician, who requested to remain anonymous, walked out of the garage's convenience store and confronted the men about their behaviour. The owner of the filling station said the man then walked back to his car but moments later he was attacked. "They just kicked him and dragged him. He didn't fight back," said one petrol attendant who witnessed the incident. Another attendant who also saw the attack said the young men kicked and hit the victim before pulling him out of his car — they then continued to beat him up. The entire attack was captured on security cameras but the officer investigating the incident has not yet collected his copy of the tape. It is also claimed he has not followed up leads provided by the victim. Police commented that they are looking into the case. In 2005, Capetonian Andrew Merryweather was left partially paralysed and wheelchair bound after being attacked in a similar incident at a filling station.

Motorist punched and kicked by gang of attackers

Eyewitnesses have described how a motorist was punched and kicked by a gang of attackers at a petrol station in Florida Glen in western Joha...

11:10 PM

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