Immigrants under attack after police officer's murder in Diepsloot
Johannesburg - Foreign nationals in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, have vowed to stay put despite recent protests where some residents were demanding that those who were undocumented leave the area following the murder of a policeman.Angry residents blamed illegal migrants for the murder and other crimes committed in the area. Recent crime statistics showed that 62 murder cases and 162 cases of rape were reported in Diepsloot.
Community member Mogomotsi Morake said the killing of the police officer was a wake-up call to fight against crime and undocumented foreigners in the area. “These people came to our area without proper documents and rob and kill people knowing they won’t be arrested because police can’t trace them, especially Zimbabweans. We are not fighting them, but we want them out of our area. People were robbed and killed by these illegal foreigners,” said Morake.
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