Samora Machel residents in door-to-door search for suspects who attacked city workers
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Cape Town - SAMORA Machel residents yesterday went on a door-to-door search for four suspects involved in an attack on City water officers, which left one in hospital after a bullet narrowly missed his spine.
The City has, since the incident, temporarily withdrawn its services in the area.
The four suspects also robbed the City team of belongings such as wallets and cellphones, while they were busy repairing a collapsed sewer in Helen Joseph Street.
The supervisor, who was also the driver, was shot and will need to undergo surgery.
Concern over âappalling level of crime in Samora Machelâ
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Cape Town â The Samora Machel Community Policing Forum (CPF) and area councillor have expressed concern over the increase of crime in the area, many of them mob justice attacks.
This follows the murder of a 41-year-old man whose body was discovered by residents on Sunday morning in Eyadni informal settlement.
Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said Samora Machel police are investigating the murder. According to reports, members received a complaint of a body that was lying between the shacks. Upon their arrival at the scene, they found the body of the male, lying on his back between the shacks.