Western Cape police investigate murder of five-year-old boy

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A five-year-old boy was shot dead in Lavender Hill in Cape Town at the weekend, police said.

“Anti-gang unit detectives and Steenberg police are pursuing specific leads following an incident where a five-year-old boy was shot dead in Drury Court, Lavender Hill, on Saturday afternoon,” said Brig Novela Potelwa in a statement on Sunday.

“It is alleged that a 22-year-old was also shot and seriously wounded in the same incident. He was transported to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.Further information was not immediately available.

 

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Police Army.... has failed Cape town children right to protect. The innocent , The childern have no firearms to retaliate, GET MURDERED. Is does not matter who governs, But Plenty things fail people in charge to act and protect victim's of Crime ,corruption list on.S A in crisis

So it's st all over again, it's never gonna stop with the gangsters, drugs - Cape Town is gangsters paradise The capetownians calls johannesburg - devils burg, now look 😂😭😱

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