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The mine site near Reiger Park where 7-year-old Wyatt Trollip and his 9-year-old brother, Nasri, died while swimming in the area with friends. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

Reiger park

Reiger Park parents call on govt to maintain infrastructure to avoid deaths

By Mia Lindeque

The community is worried about the safety of their children after two siblings, Wyatt and Nasri Trollip, died three weeks ago.

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    GALLERY: Reiger Park residents raise safety fears after death of two children

    Following the tragic death of Nasri and Wyatt Trollip, the Reiger Park community has raised several concerns about the unsafe environment their children are forced to live in.

    184 days ago
  • The mine site near Reiger Park where 7-year-old Wyatt Trollip and his 9-year-old brother, Nasri, died while swimming in the area with friends. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Reiger Park mom demands justice after her 2 sons die while playing at mine site

    The boys took a dip in the rainwater that had pooled around the old mine sand not knowing that the sinking granules underneath would endanger their lives. It's understood that when her 7-year-old son started sinking in the sand, her 9-year-old boy sacrificed his own life to try and save him.

    184 days ago
  • Reiger Park - A community in turmoil

    In the east of Johannesburg, residents of Reiger Park in Boksburg say that their small community has been forgotten by the government for a number of years. The community is facing a litany of challenges, such as illegal electricity connections and easy access to mine dumps, all of which is placing their lives in danger.

    184 days ago
  • Gauteng Emergency Medical Services workers marched against the ongoing attacks on paramedics in the province. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/EWN.

    Gauteng paramedics march against attacks by criminals

    Kekeletso Lesesa, an emergency care officer based at the OR Tambo Memorial Hospital in Ekurhuleni, and her partner were mugged by three armed men while attending to an emergency maternity call.

    200 days ago
  • FILE: Police monitoring a protest in the Reiger Park area. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    EMPD monitoring Boksburg protest, roads near Reiger Park closed

    It’s not yet clear what sparked the protest, but police and metro police are on the scene.

    525 days ago
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    Police officer due in court for attacking Reiger Park man

    CCTV footage showed an officer walking up to the manager of a local Pick n Pay and then he suddenly started to hit him in the face.

    663 days ago
  • 28-year-old Crystal Mohamed. Picture: Supplied

    Father recalls devastating journey of losing wife, unborn child to COVID-19

    Crystal Mohamed (28) worked for a pharmaceutical company but it’s not clear where she contracted the virus.

    737 days ago
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    Reiger Park residents fear for their lives, safety following violent protests

    Several churches were set on fire over the past two days with a group storming into Reiger Park and destroying some of the infrastructure.

    741 days ago
  • FILE:  Police tape is seen on a blocked off road at a crime scene. Picture: AFP

    3 churches petrol bombed in Reiger Park protests

    Residents from the Ramaphosa and Joe Slovo informal settlements have been protesting since Tuesday over the lack of electricity supply in their area.

    741 days ago
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    Reiger Park mom wants parolee rearrested for allegedly raping her daughter

    The man, who was released from jail after serving seven years for murder, was handcuffed last month and was charged with sexually assaulting the teenager. However, the case never made it to court due to a lack of evidence.

    761 days ago
  • FILE: They gathered at the civic centre on Thursday night before marching against the recent crimes, mostly drive-by shootings, which have left the community shaken. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN.

    Reiger Park residents march against violence, police inaction

    They said police are incapacitated to deal with the scourge of violence, which has gripped the community for a long time.

    963 days ago
  • FILE: The girl's family told EWN their child was raped earlier in the week and that this was confirmed by a doctor. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    Reiger Park community angry after rape accused released

    When the man appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Monday, prosecutors told the court the matter would not be placed on the roll.

    1023 days ago
  • FILE: Police said the 35-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted the little girl after her mother entrusted him to take the child to her nanny, which didn't happen. Picture: Supplied.

    Man accused of raping Reiger Park toddler (2) to appear in court

    It's understood the little girl started behaving strangely that night and her mother took her to hospital for a medical assessment where it was discovered that she had been sexually violated.

    1024 days ago
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    Parents of Reiger Park toddler (2) who was raped want justice to be served

    It’s understood the toddler was sexually assaulted allegedly by the man known to her.

    1025 days ago
  • Picture: Winnie Theletsane/Eyewitness News

    Cops did an excellent job, says dad after alleged Reiger Park rapist arrested

    The toddler was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man who had been asked by the little girl’s mother to take her to her nanny, which did not happen.

    1025 days ago
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    UPDATE: Man accused of raping Reiger Park toddler (2) arrested

    Authorities confirmed to Eyewitness News on Saturday that the 34-year-old was handcuffed in Boksburg on Friday.

    1025 days ago
  • All Isaacs wants is for the perpetrator to pay for the trauma he caused his little girl.. Picture: iStock

    'She fights in her sleep': 2-year-old Reiger Park child raped

    "It broke my heart. I’m destroyed. We as a family, even the mother, cannot cope with this."

    1026 days ago
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