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Woensdag 18 April 2012
21 Modderdam Rd Bellville South 7531 Phone: 021 951 8969 E-mail: agamien@gemail.co.za
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Kinders herderloos
Honderde straat kinders in die noordelike voorste de sal voortaan geen maatskaplike dienste ontvang nie, wanneer die maatskaplike program van No Limits aan die einde van April ophou voortbe staan. Berig op bl. 3. Foto: Werner Hills
) Community outraged at gangsters
Child dies in crossfire GARY VAN DYK
The weekend shooting of three children in gang crossfire has left a community calling for answers to stem the tide of crime in the area. In the latest incident on Saturday three children were caught in the crossfire of two gangs on the corners of Vlamboom and Vaalbos streets in Bonteheuwel at about 22:00. The three innocent victims, who
live in Vlamboom Street, were on their way home from their grandmother, when the gunfire erupted around them, leaving one dead and two seriously injured. Sade Boltman (12) died bleeding in the street after bullets struck her in the chest and neck, while 17-yearold Tiffany Boltman was shot in the right foot. The third victim, Quade Fredericks (12) was hit in the left cheek and had to undergo surgery to remove the bullet. Police arrived on the scene within minutes but they also came un-
der fire – however they managed to arrest a 21-year-old in connection with the shooting. This latest shooting has left the community angry at the destruction that gangsterism and crime is causing in the community. Annette Johnson is a mother of two small children and one of several residents in the area who live in constant fear of their safety. “You never know when these monsters will start shooting each other,” she said. “The children already know
when they start hearing gunfire they have to stay away from the window and sit on the ground in case bullets come through. “Every time they have to walk to school, even play outside I am worried about them, and that is not the way that that they should be growing up. “I don’t know what has happened to our youth because this used to be a safe neighbourhood when I was young,” she said. Clive January has been living in the area for 40 years, and believes
that the deterioration has flourished because the youth have not been given positive role models in popular culture. “Bonteheuwel was one of the centres of the struggle against apartheid in the ’70s and ’80s,” he said passionately. Many of the important role players in the struggle came from here. “Our children have been brainwashed into believing in the fake role models that popular culture shoves down their throats, and we are now reaping the harvest.”