Was \u2019n Plattekloofse gesin wat die erge aanranding van \u2019n tienermeisie langs die pad tussen Hopefield en Malmesbury aanskou het dalk die laaste keer dat sy lewend gesien is?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00edt is van die vrae waarmee Gennavieve van der Merwe (33) in die nanag worstel nadat sy en haar man, Gavin (35), en hul vierjarige dogtertjie Sondag 18 Junie \u2019n vreesaanjaende jaagtog moes deurmaak om van \u2019n groep mans in \u2019n motor te vlug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gennavieve het aan Weslander <\/i>vertel dat haar man, Gavin, in \u2019n stadium vir haar ges\u00ea het dat hulle 160 km\/h ry soos hy probeer het om die motor af te skud. Hulle het in \u2019n Ford Figo gery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Van der Merwe-egpaar en hul vierjarige kind was net n\u00e1 15:30 die middag onderweg op die R45 tussen Hopefield en Malmesbury, net voor die windturbines. Hulle het \u2019n wit Peugeot met \u2019n Kaapse registrasienommer voor hulle sien ry wat skielik langs die pad stilgehou het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die egpaar het gesien hoe \u2019n man \u2019n tienermeisie by die motor uitgooi. \u201cToe sien ons hoe slaan hy haar orals op haar lyf met die vuiste en skop haar ook. Hy het haar regtig erg aangerand.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gavin het vir die man toeter gedruk terwyl hulle verbyry sodat die man moet ophou, waarop die mans die kind weer in die motor geboender het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die egpaar het \u2019n ent vorentoe langs die pad stilgehou waarop Gennavieve die Hopefield-polisie gebel het. Sy het \u2019n beskrywing van die motor gegee en ook presies waar dit stilgehou het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terwyl sy nog met die sersant op die foon was, het die mans weer begin ry en hulle verbygesteek, waarop Gennavieve die registrasienommer ook aan die polisie deurgegee het. Dit was \u2019n CA-nommer. \u201cOns het hulle begin volg, nie te naby nie, maar net so ver dat ons sal kan sien as hulle iewers afdraai.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gennavieve vertel dat sy sowat tien minute gewag het voordat sy weer die Hopefield-polisie gebel het om te hoor waar hulle was. Hulle het weer die mans in die motor verbygesteek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die volgende oomblik was die motor met flitsende ligte agter hulle en het hulle Gavin probeer intimideer om langs die pad stil te hou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToe ons weer sien toe ry ons 160 kilometer per uur.\u201d Gennavieve weet nie hoe Gavin kopgehou het deur die hele jaagtog nie, maar skryf dit toe aan die feit dat hy l<\/span>evel headed <\/span>is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gennavieve, wat nog steeds met die polisie op die foon was, het hierop vir die sersant ges\u00ea dat hulle te bang is om af te trek, want hulle weet nie of die mans dalk gewapen is nie. \u201cEk was vrek bang,\u201d erken Gennavieve sommer ruiterlik. \u201cHulle kon duidelik sien dat ek op die foon was, want ek het agter gesit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die sersant het hierop ges\u00ea dat hy sal uitvind waar die patrolliemotor wat uitgestuur is, trek. Gennavieve het aan hom verduidelik dat hulle op daardie oomblik verby \u2019n bordjie is wat aandui dat hulle 30 km van Malmesbury af is. Hy het hierop ges\u00ea dat hy gou Malmesbury-polisie gaan verwittig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toe niks verder gebeur nie, het Genevieve om 16:10 die Malmesbury-polisie gebel wat haar ingelig het dat hulle nie weet van die situasie nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sy het hierna onverpoosd probeer om weer met Hopefield-polisie in verbinding te tree, en later maar die polisie op Saldanha gebel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hulle lig haar toe in dat dit op daardie tydstip beurtkrag in Hopefield was, wat beteken het dat die polisie se foon onbruikbaar was. Ook dat die meeste polisiebeamptes by \u2019n reuse-ongelukstoneel in die dorp besig was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Di\u00e9 polisiebeampte het ges\u00ea dat sy die volgende dag na \u201cdie kameras sou kyk of sy iets kan wysraak\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gennavieve is bekommerd dat dit dalk te laat is vir die tienermeisie. \u201cEnigiets kon intussen met daai dogtertjie gebeur het, en ons het al die nodige inligting vir die polisie op \u2019n silwer skinkbord gegee. Ons het gedink hulle sal iets doen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sy voel teleurgesteld en is in haar hart oortuig daarvan dat die polisie die motor betyds sou kon voorkeer en dalk die kind na veiligheid sou kon bring. \u201cEk bid dat daai kind oukeiis.\u201d<\/i>\n<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kapt. Tania Helfrich, polisiewoordvoerder vir die Weskus-distrik, het in reaksie op die voorval ges\u00ea dat dit in sulke gevalle die beste is om na die naaste polisiekantoor te ry en die voorval daar aan te meld. 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