At least 39 children have been murdered in the Western Cape since January. This is according to quarterly crime statistics revealed by MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen. | Lisaleesolomon1
This is according to quarterly crime statistics revealed by MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen."Any child that is murdered concerns me deeply. It is unacceptable and has to stop. There is no way that we can justify child killings in any way," said Allen.
Little Tiano Anthony was rushed to Red Cross Children's Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries the following day. "Part of the key element of competency is whether one understands the legislation in owning a gun, your duty and responsibility in safe storage of a firearm and under what circumstances you can discharge your firearm," Kirsten said."It must be in a [gun] safe and the key to the safe must only be with the person who owns the gun," Kirsten said.
"Given the areas in which this happens [houses] are quite small. Lots of children are playing in the streets because they don't have gardens. [When] gangsters are shooting randomly and wildly, children often get caught in the crossfire." The battle field or 7's as it is known in Manenberg where gang shootings took place using automatic rifles Cape Town.The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture's Marguerite Holtzhausen said the government is failing communities in the fight against gangsterism.
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