Two suspects have been arrested in the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, on Friday last week.
A bullet hit the little boy as his father was being hijacked. The little boy had run out to greet his father who was returning home.The aunt of the five-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a hijacking incident in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, says she’s struggling to cope with his death.
Phalane says they want justice for the boy. She says they will always remember him as a bubbly and respectful child. Ditebogo Junior Phalane | ‘What were those people thinking when they saw a child and just shot him?’: Cele visited the Phalane family earlier today. He later held a crime prevention imbizo in the community of Jukulyn and promised to get to the bottom of rampant crime in the area, especially killings.Earlier this week, Civil society organisation, Not In My Name, said there is no political will to deal with crime, especially in townships effectively.
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