Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Image: Twitter/@GautengProvince
Gauteng Government offers support to families of slain Soweto boys
Mutilated bodies of two boys were found in Soweto. One boy managed to run away and told his mother that his friend’s throat had been slit.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Image: Twitter/@GautengProvince
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says police resources will not be spared in hunting down suspects who kidnapped, murdered and mutilated the bodies of two boys from Soweto.
The three boy learners of which two were Grade 1 learners and one a Grade R learner were abducted at around 19:30 on Wednesday, 19 April 2023. Two of the boys were killed and one survived.
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The Premier visited the families along with Education MEC Matome Chiloane and Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko on Thursday.
Lesufi admonished the culture of lawlessness that exists in society, emphasising that police resources will not be spared in hunting down the perpetrators.
Lesufi said what happened is something that must not be tolerated.
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“We are trying to establish the reasons behind this incident and we have no choice but to unleash state resources that we have at our disposal to ensure that the police do everything in their powers to understand why these people are behaving like this,” he said.
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Premier Lesufi also applauded community members for their assistance, and affirmed the Gauteng Provincial Government’s support towards the grieving families.
“We would like to thank our community patrollers. With limited resources and support, they were able to discover the two bodies. This is the partnership we need with communities. As government, we have committed to provide support to the families, ” he added.
