Incidents of vigilante justice around Cape Town townships on the rise
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - Vigilante justice is rearing its ugly head again in different townships around Cape Town with several deaths blamed on kangaroo courts, which community leaders have blame for a loss of faith in the criminal justice system.
This week four people were killed during mob justice attacks in the city, among them an unidentified man whose body was discovered burnt beyond recognition and dumped inside the garden of a local primary school in Browns Farm, Philippi.
The case which has since been registered by police for further investigation mimics another incident that occurred in Ravensmead.
Gang shootings in Hanover Park claims homeless manâs life
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - A 32-year-old homeless man was shot and killed at Donegal Court in Hanover Park in the early hours of on Monday following continuous gang-related shootings in the area.
Three men were injured.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said the injured were taken to a nearby medical facility and police opened a murder and attempted murder case for investigation. He said the possibility that the incident was gang related cannot be ruled out.
âPolice are urging the public to come forward with information that could lead to the successful arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators who fled the scene in two Volkswagen Polos, one grey and one white. The registration numbers are unknown,â he said.