Cape town child murders
WC Community Safety Dept to monitor progress in Scarlett Cottle murder case
The Western Cape Community Safety Department will be watching progress in the case of the men arrested for little Scarlett Cottle's murder.
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Cele urged to act as CT gang violence claims 2 more children's lives
Four-year-old Scarlett Cottle was struck by a stray bullet while inside her family's Wendy house, in Ottery on Wednesday night while on Friday morning, a 10-year-old Manenberg boy was also caught in gang crossfire.
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Justice served for toddler Orderick Lucas after his killer sentenced
The one-year-old boy's body was found in a drain in Eersteriver in March 2019, days after he was reported missing.
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Michaela Williams' killer an evil monster, says court during sentencing
Steven Fortune was sentenced to three life terms behind bars for the rape and murder of 12-year-old Michaela Williams and was also handed seven years for kidnapping her.
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Latest delay in Tazne van Wyk murder trial leaves community frustrated
The man accused of her rape and murder will now only go on trial in May next year. The trial was supposed to start on Monday at the Western Cape High Court.
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Tazne van Wyk murder trial due to start today
Tazne van Wyk's body was found in a storm water drain near Worcester days after she disappeared. She was apparently last seen with a neighbour. The man was tracked down and arrested in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. He's believed to have led police to her body.
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Man accused of raping, murdering Tazne van Wyk (8) to go on trial in May
The child disappeared in February last year and her alleged killer, who lived in the area, was tracked down in the Eastern Cape.
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CT parents accused of killing infant to apply for bail at next court appearance
The parents accused of killing their baby, Levi Isaacs, appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Thursday.
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Teen killed, child (4) wounded in Lavender Hill shooting
The suspects are still at large and the motive remains unknown.
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A year after 7-year-old Emaan Solomons' murder, case not finalised yet
Emaan Solomons was playing in front of her family home on this day last year when she was hit by a stray bullet.
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Family of murdered Emaan Solomons (7) left disappointed as case postponed again
Eben Basson and Chivargo Fredericks briefly appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday for their first pre-trial hearing but the matter was postponed to 12 March.
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Case against Tazne van Wyk's alleged killer postponed to March
The man accused of raping and murdering 8-year-old Tazne van Wyk in February last year appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday for another pre-trial hearing.
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Tazne van Wyk's alleged killer due in court for pre-trial hearing
A provisional trial date has been set for May.
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Child's body found in Hout Bay's Imizamo Yethu
Police spokesperson Novella Potelwa said that DNA testing would also be done to ascertain if the body was that of Anothando Mhlobo, who went missing in August.
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Family of slain Duran Visagie never imagined he'd be gang violence statistic
Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting in Kraaifontein earlier this month.
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Duo accused of murdering Duran Visagie (11) at odds over bail application
Duran Visagie was hit by a stray bullet earlier this month.
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Kraaifontein family lays shooting victim Duran Visagie (11) to rest
The Kraaifontein boy was shot and killed following an alleged gang-related shooting earlier this month.
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Parkwood gang shooting victim Nahemia Classen remembered as 'lovable' boy
The 11-year-old boy was struck in the head by a gangster's stray bullet outside his home and rushed to hospital where he was placed on life support. He eventually passed away.
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Four suspects arrested for Nahemia Classen's murder
Two of the men are suspected shooters while the other two suspects allegedly helped hide one of the gunmen following the incident.
