A mother who has been championing for others has finally received justice for her and her family after her son’s killer was sentenced to 18 years behind bars more than five years after the murder.
Western Cape police hope imbizos with communities will help gain trust
By Genevieve Serra
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Cape Town - AS 186 firearms were confiscated within a month that also saw a 4-year-old girl shot and wounded in Hanover Park, police hope that imbizos with local communities will assist in catching criminals.
A day after the child was shot while playing in the park outside her home in Algoa Court, Hanover Park, police at Philippi police station carried out an imbizo to gain the trust of residents, in the pursuit of a suspect.
Rafiek Jooste, 20, was subsequently arrested on March 26 and made his first appearance at the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Monday where his case was postponed to April 6 for bail proceedings.