The trial for the murder of Michael Davids, 34, of Blackheath finally got under way this week at the Wynberg Regional Court after several postponements and delays.
Hanover Park teen, 13, struck in the back by stray bullet
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - Random gang shootings continue unabated in different parts of the Cape Flats with the latest incident being a 13-year-old boy from Hanover Park who was hit by a stray bullet.
Deckly Wippenaar, a Grade 8 pupil, was playing soccer in Philippi when a stray bullet struck him in the back on Monday afternoon.
This happened while an 8-year-old boy from Manenberg was recovering at Red Cross Memorial Hospital after he was struck in the head by a stray bullet on Saturday.
Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said Philippi police were investigating an attempted murder case after a shooting incident at a farm in Olieboom Road, Philippi, at 4:30pm on Monday. Van Wyk said the boy sustained a single gunshot wound to his back and was taken to a medical facility for treatment.