Ok, so we all know that crime is through the roof here in South Africa. The Government keeps giving us statistics which would indicate that they are winning the war against crime, but then when you read the daily newspapers, it is quite evident that they are not winning anything, let alone the war on crime!
My problem here though, is this is an extremely violent crime, twice over - firstly the rape and then the murder of a young girl and it seems to have been committed by teenagers. What is happening to our youth, that their innocence has been lost at such a young age. That they are so angry at the world that they have to turn to such violence in order for them to exist?
If this is what we as a nation have to look forward to, going into the future - we are in serious trouble!
Regards
Nikki
October 30 2006 at 12:00AM
A 15-year-old girl was raped, strangled and then dragged to a house in Pacaltsdorp, near George, where her body was dumped, Southern Cape police said on Sunday.
She was found lying outside the kitchen door by the house owner at 5am on Saturday, said spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe.
Police arrested five boys, aged between 14 and 17, and expect to arrest a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder. "From what we have gathered, the boys took the girl to some house in the same area, where she was raped and killed."They then dragged her body all the way to the other house," said Mangqwengqwe.
Police are investigating a case of murder and rape. - Sapa
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