Police in Cape Town are investigating a double murder after the bodies of a woman, 27, and a girl, 7, were discovered in a house in Belhar on Friday afternoon.
Netwerk24 named the victims as Altecia Kortjie and her daughter, Raynecia. The publication said the pair, who lived in Leiden, Delft, had gone missing on Thursday. It is believed they went to visit someone in Belhar.When Netwerk24 called Booysen for comment, a man who answered the phone said the house is being rented out.
On Saturday, President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a statement condemning the “surge in murders of women and children”. “According to the SAPS there has been an increase in violent crime, especially murders, since we entered alert level 3. We need to understand what factors are fuelling this terrible trend and, as society as a whole, address them urgently,” the president said.
CyrilRamaphosa SAPoliceService - Women & children r under seiged in this country & ur police minister is more concerned on arresting cigarette & alcohol 'transgressors' while the real criminals continue killing our mothers, sisters, daughters; CryTheBelovedCountry💔😢
MbuyiseniNdlozi Bring back the death penalty 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
What's happening!! This is unacceptable!!
MbuyiseniNdlozi This is too much 😭😢
The statement that since the country has gone to level 3 lockdown GBV and Femicide has increased says that “some” South African men need to literally be placed under house arrest in order to stop or curtail GBV and Femicide. That’s quite an indictment.
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