Youth of eMbalenhle and residents march against child murders
Nhlanhla Mahlangu, mother of the murdered four-year-old Thingo, participated in the march.
Young people from the Sekwanele Youth Empowerment organisation and concerned residents used Youth Day on June 16 to march against child murders.
These young people marched from Ext 4 to the eMbalenhle Police Station, where they handed over their memorandum.
The youngsters demanded the speedy arrest of little Thingo Mahlangu’s killer, more police visibility, and the launch of sector crime forums in all extensions in eMbalenhle.
They also wanted the police station’s access gate to remain unlocked at night. Nhlanhla Mahlangu, mother of the murdered four-year-old Thingo, participated in the march.
She said her family lived in fear because the men suspected of killing her child were allegedly threatening her family.
She reported the matter to the police, but nothing was happening.
“My child was brutally murdered, but there was no arrest yet. I believe we know who the culprits are. The police have information about two people who allegedly went to dump something in the veld just before Thingo’s body was found. However, the police have not yet followed up on the lead to find out if the allegations are true,” said Mahlangu.
When reading their memorandum, one leader Thulani Mtsweni, said they have lost faith in the eMbalenhle police because they do not arrest known criminals harassing the community.
Mtsweni said eMbalenhle has turned into a playground for criminals and he accused the police of protecting these criminals instead of the community.
“If we, as a community, take the law into our own hands to fight crime, we can be arrested, but criminals do whatever they want and nothing happens.
“Why are the police not taking Thingo’s murder case seriously? The family knows the suspects who are still abusing and threatening them. We only want justice for Thingo,” said Mtsweni.
The group handed over the memorandum to Captain December Mazibuko who promised to pass it on to the station commander, Colonel Maria Sibamyoni. The community gave the eMbalenhle police seven days to respond. Thingo went missing on April 17 and the toddler’s body was dumped in a nearby veld in Ext 16 eMbalenhle, on May 2.
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