One of the survivors of the Phoenix violence in July last year says nothing has been done for the victims yet and he is demanding justice.
DURBAN - One of the survivors of the Phoenix violence in July last year said nothing had been done for the victims yet and he was demanding justice.Residents barricaded the streets claiming to protecting the area from looters and then turned on those who approached.He said his car was destroyed and he was assaulted: “I was harshly stopped, and the mob approached me. Not only one person approached me, the mob, a lot of people came to my car.
But, unlike the other victims who were killed in the area, his life was saved when one of the vigilantes said he looked familiar. A year later, he said they had been expecting some sort of help from government to assist the survivors who were badly injured and could not continue working. “We thought maybe government would put them on a special grant or something as part of a relief way for their situation, but nothing has been done.”
Some of the cases of those arrested will only go to trial next year. Many say they just want justice now.
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