One person has been killed in Diepsloot, allegedly by a mob, just hours after Police Minister Bheki Cele and the police's top brass visited the area. | iavanpijoos
One person was killed in Diepsloot on Wednesday night, allegedly by a mob, just hours after Police Minister Bheki Cele and the police's top brass visited the area.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili, said the mob went door to door at around 21:00 on Wednesday, and demanded passports from foreigners. When they entered one home, a man fled the scene, she said.Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Diepsloot where tensions are at an all-time high following allegations of several murders in the community.On Wednesday, Cele told the media that seven people were killed in the area over the weekend.
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