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PEOPLE'S POST | MITCHELL'S PLAIN Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Woman nabbed for false kidnapping case A woman arrested for falsely reporting a kidnapping and and armed robbery is due in court on Thursday. The 27-year-old woman opened a false case of armed robbery and kidnapping, claiming to have been abducted from the Town Centre last Tuesday. She claimed unknown armed men had kidnapped her and took her to Claremont where was forced to withdraw R50 000. Police spokesperson Constable Jerome Voegt says: “The woman claimed the suspects took the cash and fled, leaving the complainant un-
harmed.” A thorough investigation led to police to the truth, Voegt says. “It was discovered that the woman had given a false statement under oath. It is believed the accused received money from a relative for safe keeping. The cash was deposited into her bank account which the accused later withdrew.” A perjury case was opened and the suspect appeared in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Police are again sending out a stern warning to residents to not open false cases. “Those who make themselves guilty of this offence will face the full might of the law. By making false statements this causes serious implications and places unnecessary burdens on the police and Department of Justice,” Voegt adds.
Attend and be informed Proportional Representative ANC councillor Jeremia Thuynsma will host his monthly report-back meeting at the Rocklands Civic Centre on Thursday 26 September. The meeting starts at 19:00.
On the agenda is the Mitchell’s Plain Housing Summit and the heritage of Mitchell’s Plain. All are welcome. V Call councillor Jerimia Thuynsma on (021) 360 1344 or 082 472 2365.
SAFETY SCRUTINY: Some commuters have been left in shock after a bloody scene unfolded at the Mitchell's Plain taxi rank last Monday. A suspected drug dealer was reportedly shot after jumping into a stationary taxi and demanding the driver speed off. PHOTO: LAILA MAJIET
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‘Drug-dealing gangster’ shot LAILA MAJIET
sters at the Town Centre. Williams says: “There are talks of vigilante action as gang presence at Safety at a transport hub has come the transport interchange is putting under question. fear in commuters.” A bloody scene at the Mitchell’s Lentegeur resident Fouzia WalkPlain taxi rank has some commuter was at the transport interchange ers concerned about their safety. when the incident unfolded. A suspected drug dealer from “I was standing in line waiting to Tafelsig was gunned down at the get into a taxi when I heard the comtransport interchange last Monday. motion. It was unsettling, but things It is believed he jumped into a stalike this don’t happen often. It is tionary taxi and demanded the drivgenerally very safe here. You just er speed off. This is the first such inhave to be vigilant,” Walker says. cident in over a year. Daniel Fredericks from Portlands A man was shot and killed at the has been commuting by taxi for over taxi rank early last year. 10 years and says increased visibiliHenry “Hawk” Williams of the ty by all law enforcement agencies Mitchell’s Plain Taxi Association would go a long way in reducing says the incident is gang-related. crime at the transport hub. “Safety is not too much of an issue, petty crimes like pickpocketing is quite common, but not more than that. from from This shooting seems to have been per an isolated incim2 sheet dent,” he says. Police officials from from say the victim sustained two gunshot wounds, one in the per 60x60cm ST 20kg GRADE head and one in the m2 Bag ankle. Mitchell’s Plain from from police spokesperson Captain Rewayne Muller says 2 2 m m no arrests have been made. “The circumfrom from stances surrounding the incident is still unclear. A case 2 2 SEALING REQUIRED m m of attempted murder has been opened.” OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK V Anyone with informaCREDIT & DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED tion about the shooting AMPLE PARKING AVAILABLE is urged to call the Mitchell’s Plain Police 51 Paarden Eiland Road, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town Tel: 021 510 5500 Station on • VAT included • E&OE • Website: www.mallstiles.com (021) 370 1600. “The taxi belongs to one of our members. Rival gangs were chasing each other at the taxi rank when one of the guys jumped into the vehicle. “The driver was sitting in the vehicle which was parked in the holding area,” Williams says. Kulsum Baker, a trader at the Town Centre, says eight gunshots rang out. “We just heard the gunshots go off in the near distance. We did not see anything,” she says. While some commuters fear for their safety after the shooting, another says she does not feel unsafe at the taxi rank. Commuters, traders and taxi bosses confirm an influx of gang-
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