Four suspected drug dens were set on fire by protesters, who claimed that Van Wyk was taken to a drug house in Parow before she was murdered.
Public Order Police attempted to disperse the crowd using stun grenades but the crowd was on the move again, running after alleged sex workers and gang members and forcing them to point out other properties where drugs are sold.
A large crowd of protesters, some with placards with pictures of Van Wyk’s face, looked on as smoke billowed from a place they call the “drug dealers' headquarters”. The protesters did not stop fire engines from accessing the buildings, and there were only mild scuffles with the police, most of which were sorted out with dialogue.Esa Alexander
“The community have been trying for years to try and clear this area out, I mean there are more drug houses in this area than cockroaches. We have been discussing it with the minister of safety and security, we’ve been discussing it with council, we’ve been discussing it with the police over longer than a ten-year period, empty this place out,” said a resident.
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