The relentless efforts of the investigating officer from the Anti-gang Unit have resulted in the apprehension of a 27-year-old male in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain. The arrest follows the tragic incident on Tuesday, 30 January, where a 12-year-old girl lost her life due to crossfire between rival gangs at a school in Khayalami Street, Beacon Valley, Mitchell’s Plain.
The arrested suspect is set to face charges of murder and is scheduled to appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 2 February. Mitchells Plain police are investigating a murder case after a 12-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet at a school in Beacon Valley on Tuesday morning.According to reports, the Grade 7 learner at Ieglaasi Nieyah Primary School was caught in a crossfire between rival gangs where a shoot-out was taking place a few metres away from the school premises just after 11am.that Beacon Valley had been declared a Red Zone yesterday due to gang shootings in the area. She was allegedly waiting for her scholar transport within the school premises when the bullet hit he