Outrage by immoral acts, student residing at Felixton resident took law to their
own hands after one of their sisters was gang raped by 3 men residing in
surrounding areas. This comes after the closure of the University of Zululand
due to violent strike on Friday the 25th of February 2011. The victim was on her
way to the student resident when the incident took part. The student resident is
a 10 minute walk from the main road. “We are thrown to the sugar cane forest,
and left here to suffer, taxi drivers refuse to drop us at the main gate and
this expose us to criminals as we are out of sight”, said one of the
students.The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Protective Service department (PSD) of the University of Zululand were called in to intervene on the matter and assist any how possible to find the lead to the crime. No lead on the first day. Students took arms the next morning and watched out for any suspect roaming around the area. After a long day, four young men were spotted on the area when called they ran and the chase began.
Two of them were caught and one was armed with a knife. They were brought back to the Felixton resident, and the other one is still on the run. Council Mathenjwa of the area spoke to the students and pleaded that the suspect be released to the police who arrived 3 hours after the capture and were refused access to the resident by students on the basis that they only arrive in time when visiting their so called “girlfriends” residing at Felixton resident. The suspects were handed over to the police after the councils plead. The investigation is on-going.
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