Lwandle residents are worried about an apparent surge in crime and are appealing to different stakeholders to join forces in rooting the problem out.
This after a woman was fatally stabbed in Sithunzi Street on Monday 23 October.
Lwandle police spokesperson Sgt Mthokozisi Gama said a murder case had been opened. He said officers were called to the scene and on their arrival they found a 46-year-old woman with a stab wound to the neck.
“Police detectives’ investigation led them to bring her 16-year-old son in for questioning,” Gama said. “He has remained in custody while all the circumstances surrounding the case were under investigation. As part of this, a forensic pathologist was brought in to examine the body of the deceased. A potential weapon was found at the crime scene and confiscated.”
The juvenile appeared in the Strand Magistrates’ Court yesterday (25 October).
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of harassment, described the incident as gruesome. She said the deceased had multiple stabbed wounds.
“Lwandle has changed now. “People are dying every day. I suspect the incident occurred at night because her body was discovered in the morning. There were blood stains inside the house as if she was fighting.
The woman said Lwandle had become dangerous, with many serious crime incidents. She said killings and car hijackings were also on the rise.
“My cousin was hijacked near the taxi rank coming from work at night. Fortunately, her car had a tracking device.”