Leo Williams, 9, was killed by a rubber bullet during a protest. IPID could not identify the shooter | News24

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The community of Laingville, St Helena, has been left frustrated after an Independent Police Investigative Directorate investigation that found that no one can be held responsible for the 2020 death nine-year-old Leo Williams. | nickymccain

Leo Williams, 9, was killed by a rubber bullet during a protest. IPID could not identify the shooterAn IPID investigation has found no one responsible for the death of a child hit by a rubber bullet.The community has been left outraged and frustrated by the outcome of the investigation.

Leo Williams was at home in Laingville, St Helena, in July 2020 during the protest when he was struck by a stray rubber bullet. He died after two weeks of fighting for his life at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town. "The findings are not enough to give the community the answers they've been seeking. It's very disappointing. We were hoping someone would be held responsible," he said.Leo Williams, 9, takes his last breath 2 weeks after 'being hit by a rubber bullet during protest'

The IPID investigation was finalised on 18 August 2021, and the docket was handed over to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision.

 

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