'How many more must die?': Fury at arrest of man on parole for Tazne van Wyk's murder

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The family of missing primary school pupil Tazne van Wyk, whose body was discovered in a storm water pipe in Worcester, believe her death could have been prevented

Tazne Van Wyk's body was found in a drain pipe late on Wednesday after she had been missing for close to two weeks. The suspect who has been arrested was out on parole after being found guilty of culpable homicide.The family of missing primary school pupil Tazne van Wyk, whose body was found in a storm water pipe in Worcester on Wednesday, believe her death could have been prevented.

There was an outpouring of grief and anger after news of the gruesome discovery broke early on Thursday in Cape Town. The 54-year-old suspect who allegedly pointed out the crime scene after his arrest in Cradock in the Eastern Cape, had previously been released on parole. “How many more children. Why don’t they bring back the death penalty ... It’s not right, he [the suspect] is now going to have a nice life [in prison]. Now we’re working for him, the one killing our children,” said the child’s aunt Samantha Viljoen in an interview with the

 

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