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Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

Emaan solomons

Two years after Emaan Solomons' murder, duo to stand trial

By Shamiela Fisher

Seven-year-old Emaan Solomons was playing in front of her Ocean View home when gunmen opened fire. She was hit by a stray bullet.

  • FILE: Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    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.

    491 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    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.

    508 days ago
  • FILE: Emaan Solomons (7) who was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Gangsters accused of killing Emaan Solomons (7) denied bail

    The case against Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson has been transferred to the Western Cape High Court.

    616 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Emaan Solomons murder suspects' bail bid postponed to 23 Oct

    Chivargo Fredericks and Eben Basson were arrested shortly after 7-year-old Emaan Solomons was killed in suspected gang crossfire in February.

    645 days ago
  • FILE: Emaan Solomons (7) who was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Ocean View family wants justice for gang violence victim Emaan Solomons

    On Tuesday, seven-year-old Emaan Solomon's father Azmir Oosthuizen was in court as Eben Basson and Chivargo Fredericks appeared in the dock for a bail application.

    654 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Emaan Solomons murder case postponed again after suspects appear in court

    Eban Basson and Chivargo Fredericks are accused of the fatal shooting of seven-year-old Emaan Solomons in February.

    686 days ago
  • Tazne van Wyk's funeral. Picture: SAPS.

    WC dept urges communities to work with them in fight against child murders

    Violence against women and children remains in the spotlight following the recent deaths of two young boys in the province.

    851 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Case against Emaan Solomons’s alleged killers postponed

    Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in the crossfire of gang violence while playing outside her home in Ocean View on Tuesday night.

    854 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Emaan Solomons murder suspects due to appear in court

    Emaan Solomons was caught in a gang shooting while playing outside her Ocean View home on Tuesday night.

    855 days ago
  • The Ocean View clinic is evacuated on 27 February 2020 following ongoing violence in the area. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    Ocean View tense in wake of gang-related shootings

    On Thursday, officers attached to the City of Cape Town's law enforcement advancement plan patrolled the area after five homes were set alight.

    855 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) who was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Ocean View on edge as gang violence victim Emaan Solomons (7) to be laid to rest

    Emaan Solomons was shot twice while she was playing outside her home on Tuesday night.

    855 days ago
  • FILE: A banner outside a house in Connaught Estate where President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the family of murdered Tazne van Wyk on 26 February 2020. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN

    WC a step closer to appointing Children's Commissioner

    The Standing Committee on Social Development last week spent three days interviewing 13 shortlisted candidates and was currently compiling a report for the provincial legislature.

    855 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Slain Emaan Solomons (7) a victim of Ocean View drug turf war

    On Tuesday night, seven-year-old Emaan Solomons was caught in gang crossfire while playing in front of her family home. She was hit in the chest and hand and died in hospital.

    856 days ago
  • Emaan Solomons (7) who was caught in gang-crossfire while playing in front of her Ocean View home on 25 February 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN

    Ocean View family left broken after daughter (7) killed in gang shooting

    It’s believed the gunmen were targeting a man who was sitting on the street corner but missed him.

    856 days ago
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