Reiger park
Reiger Park parents call on govt to maintain infrastructure to avoid deaths
The community is worried about the safety of their children after two siblings, Wyatt and Nasri Trollip, died three weeks ago.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s not yet clear what sparked the protest, but police and metro police are on the scene.
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.
Crystal Mohamed (28) worked for a pharmaceutical company but it’s not clear where she contracted the virus.
Several churches were set on fire over the past two days with a group storming into Reiger Park and destroying some of the infrastructure.
Residents from the Ramaphosa and Joe Slovo informal settlements have been protesting since Tuesday over the lack of electricity supply in their area.
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.
They said police are incapacitated to deal with the scourge of violence, which has gripped the community for a long time.
When the man appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Monday, prosecutors told the court the matter would not be placed on the roll.
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.
It’s understood the toddler was sexually assaulted allegedly by the man known to her.
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.
Authorities confirmed to Eyewitness News on Saturday that the 34-year-old was handcuffed in Boksburg on Friday.
"It broke my heart. I’m destroyed. We as a family, even the mother, cannot cope with this."