“This is the most shocking tragedy and I cannot condemn it strongly enough. It is the most horrific, barbaric form of murder and we cannot, as a community, allow it to go on,” Jacob Mamabolo said on Wednesday.
“The very first thing that I would like to say is that I send my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” he said.
He said the actions of the taxi driver – alleged to have been drunk and speeding at the time of the crash – were a violation of the entire Bill of Rights, “the right to life and dignity”. “To drag a person under a car like that is the most barbaric form of murder. A person who does that belongs nowhere but in prison. I cannot condemn this heinous crime strongly enough. Law enforcement must do its job now, and the entire criminal justice system, to ensure the harshest possible sentence.”
Turning to the issue of taxi owners, Mamabolo said they too are responsible for the carnage happening under their watch as employers. “You cannot just take the money, smile, look the other way and wash your hands of what happened. They need to face the fact that they employed a criminal and that their vehicle was used as an instrument of murder. The relationship doesn’t simply end with the collection of money.”
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