MPUMALANGA – The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma has strongly condemned the shooting and senseless killing of an innocent 13-year-old boy during a robbery while his mother worked the night shift at a mine. This horrific and heartbreaking incident occurred in the early hours of today, 19 May 2020, at Clarinet near Witbank.
Information suggests that the boy was asleep when two ruthless thugs broke into the home of the boy where he (boy) was asleep and stole valuable items, not realising the boy was in the house.
He (boy) might have been awoken by the strange noise in the house and upon seeing that his life was in danger, then ran into one of the rooms and locked himself inside. Moments later, the boy screamed for help, which drew the attention of the heartless men and they then headed to the room, broke the door, and suffocated him until he became unconscious. One of the suspects even had the guts to shoot at the defenceless boy as he lay there unresponsive and they took a television-set before fleeing the scene on foot.
Police and the medical personnel were notified by neighbors about the incident who heard the boy screaming as well as the sound of the gun where they (police as well as medical personnel) immediately attended the incident. The boy was found but unfortunately certified dead. A case of house robbery as well as the murder was opened and police have since launched a manhunt for the suspects.
Police appeal to anyone who may have information regarding the suspects who fatally shot the boy to please contact the SAPS on 08600 10111 or information may be communicated via the SAPS MySAPSApp. All information will be treated with the strictest of confidence and callers may remain anonymous.