Xenophobic killing: Emmanuel Sithole killers arrested
ALEXANDRA - While the rest of South Africa slept, chaos broke out in Alexandra last night.
UPDATE: 7:30am, 20 April 2015 – It has been reported that three men linked to the xenophobic killing of Emmanuel Sithole have been arrested, with a fourth suspect still at large.
These arrested are believed to be possible because of the help from the community. The police was offering a R100, 000 reward for information on Sithole’s killers.
The pictures of #EmmanuelSithole will be used to track down the perpetrators #WeAreAfrica
— @SAgovnews (@SAgovnews) April 19, 2015
#sapsGP #ARRESTED 3 suspects last night in Alexandra in connection with murder of #EmmanuelSithole – searching for 4th suspect SD
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) April 20, 2015
Arrests made for #EmmanuelSithole murder – now for a successful prosecution to show criminal justice system does work against #xenophobia.
— Mandy Wiener (@MandyWiener) April 20, 2015
People were just standing there, watching him get attacked….. Unmoved. Wow #EmmanuelSithole
— Miss LeloB (@MsLeloB) April 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/danmoyane/status/589739476903157760
UPDATE: 11:30am, 19 April 2015 –Â The carnage that Alexandra has taking a turn for the worse.
While journalists were in Alexandra, reporting on the xenophobic attacks taking place within the community, they witnessed the brutal killing of a Mozambican national, Emmanuel Sithole.
It has been reported that he was stabbed in full view of the public, including a group of journalists from the Sunday Times.
The article published by the Sunday Times, contains graphic images of the actual murder taking place and chillingly describes the assault. Click here to read the full article.
View some tweets about the attack below:
#SundayTimes journalists talk to @xxx2David about how they tried to help Emmanuel Sithole https://t.co/78w6Ml4hnh pic.twitter.com/LGPyVdGtoc
— Sunday Times (@SundayTimesZA) April 19, 2015
Kill thy neighbour: Alex attack brings home SA's shame https://t.co/oGIUjQqN1t pic.twitter.com/xtbM2lJjBj
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) April 19, 2015
The brutal death of Emmanuel Sithole https://t.co/JJR2aYRsw7 pic.twitter.com/ebyDttjMQd
— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) April 19, 2015
Stalked, stabbed, killed in Alexandra for being from Mozambique. RIP Emmanuel Sithole. Xenophobic South Africa I cry. pic.twitter.com/FhTrusvvsQ
— forget d memory (@90memory) April 19, 2015
These are acts of jealousy. RIP Emmanuel Sithole #NoToXenophobia #stoptribalism
— Tony valane (@tonivalane) April 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/Joe990gp/status/589730708656103424
INITIAL REPORT: In the latest wave of xenophobic attacks that have plagued the country, Alexandra was hit last night with groups of people looting many foreign owned shops.
This continued throughout the night as police battled to calm the situation in Alex.
Some of the streets where barricaded by residents of Alexander, blocking police from entering.
It is believed that some arrests have been made, however, it is unclear at this time as to how many people were arrested.
Click here to read about the xenophobic protests taking place in Jeppestown.
View some tweets below about the looting in Alex:
A looted shop in #Alexandra. #Xenophobia pic.twitter.com/U3WXJ0b9f6
— POWER987News (@POWER987News) April 17, 2015
#Xenophobia Riot police on site in #Alexandra pic.twitter.com/quVFSJvkbV
— POWER987News (@POWER987News) April 17, 2015
#Alexandra riots a victim of a stray rubber #bullet during the clash #xenophobicattacks @ThomHolder pic.twitter.com/mpT5drb15T
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/lenyarosello/status/58920747182793216
We just arrived at another looted shop in #Alex @eNCAnews pic.twitter.com/SIQ5w8ZBam
— Lenyaro Sello (@lenyarosello) April 17, 2015
