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Altesaam 20 mense is vermoor en 27 pogings tot moord het in die maand Oktober in die Weskus-polisiedistrik plaasgevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kapt. Tania Helfrich, \u2019n polisiewoordvoerder vir die Weskus-distrik, het \u2019n opsomming van die moord- en poging tot moord-sake wat in Oktober in di\u00e9 gebied plaasgevind het met Weslander<\/span> gedeel. Sy s\u00ea geweld gedy tans aan die Weskus en dis uiters kommerwekkend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaar die goeie nuus is dat daar reeds inhegtenisnemings in die meeste van hierdie sake gedoen is,\u201d voeg sy by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poging tot moord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Oktobermaand het met \u2019n poging tot moord in Malmesbury<\/span> begin. Twee mans het skuins n\u00e1 20:00 mekaar in \u2019n rusie getakel. Die een man (31) se skedel is in die proses gebreek en hy moes 20 steke kry om die wond aan sy kop te heg. Die verdagte is in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 2 Oktober om 01:00 is \u2019n vrou (20) skrams raakgeskiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Man (23) van \u2019n plaas in Riebeek-Wes<\/span> is op 9 Oktober aangekeer nadat hy \u2019n man van dieselfde plaas met \u2019n mes in die nek gesteek het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Ook op 9 Oktober het \u2019n tiener (18) van Malmesbury<\/span> \u2019n man (22) met \u2019n panga aangeval. Die slagoffer het oop wonde aan sy gesig en been opgedoen. Die verdagte is in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In Saldanha<\/span> is \u2019n verdagte (25) vir poging tot moord in hegtenis geneem nadat hy \u2019n man (32) geskiet het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 15 Oktober om 21:55 is twee mans, onderskeidelik 22 en 21 jaar oud, in Yorkstraat, Malmesbury,<\/span> met skietwonde aan hul bene gevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 16 Oktober om 08:00 in Darling<\/span> het \u2019n man (44) sy vriendin (25) in \u2019n stryery met \u2019n mes gesteek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In Vredenburg<\/span> op 17 Oktober is \u2019n poging tot moord- en ontvoeringsaak oopgemaak nadat twee mans, onderskeidelik 26 en 25 jaar oud, \u2019n tienerseun (18) om 16:55 vasgekeer, hom in \u2019n taxi gedwing en met hom weggery het. Die tiener is later in \u2019n ander taxi gedwing waar hy aangerand en daarvan beskuldig is dat hy voertuigbande gesteel het. Die verdagtes het gaan petrol koop waarna hulle met die tiener na die stortingsterrein in Ongegund gery het. Hulle het die petrol oor die klaer gegooi, maar hy kon daarin slaag om van die toneel te vlug. Die twee mans is in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Tienermeisie (18) van Saldanha<\/span> is op 22 Oktober om 22:15 in \u2019n skietvoorval gewond. Die presiese omstandighede en oorsaak word nog ondersoek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In Piketberg<\/span> is \u2019n vrou (42) aangekeer nadat sy op 23 Oktober om 14:00 haar vriend (35) met \u2019n mes gesteek het. Die man het betyds mediese behandeling ontvang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 24 Oktober in Saldanha<\/span> om 20:25 is \u2019n seun (13) in die hand geskiet. Sy aanvaller (20) is in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 8 Oktober is twee mans vermoor, onderskeidelik in Darling<\/span> en in Eendekuil<\/span>. In al twee gevalle is verdagtes in hegtenis geneem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 9 Oktober omstreeks 17:00 het Malmesbury<\/span> se polisie op \u2019n klagte dat iemand met \u2019n mes gesteek is gereageer. Met die polisie se aankoms in Zolastraat, Ilingelethu in Malmesbury, het hulle die lyk van \u2019n vrou (28) in die straat aangetref. \u2019n Ooggetuie het die polisie genader en hulle meegedeel dat sy en die oorledene vriendinne was en dat sy ook \u2019n meswond opgedoen het deur dieselfde verdagte. Die gemeenskap het die verdagte beetgekry en aangerand voordat die polisie hom in hegtenis geneem het. Hy is van moord en poging tot moord aangekla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Man (39) van Malmesbury<\/span> het op 10 Oktober in die hospitaal beswyk. Hy het wonde aan sy hoof en linkerbeen gehad. Die ondersoek na sy moord duur voort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In Vredendal<\/span> is \u2019n man (32) vir die moord op \u2019n ander man (29) in hegtenis geneem. Die oorledene is op 11 Oktober in sy woning met drie skietwonde aan sy nek gevind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 15 Oktober om 08:42 is die lyk van \u2019n bekende sakeman van St. Helenabaai<\/span> op \u2019n besigheidsperseel gevind. Die ondersoek duur voort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Die Saldanha-polisie het gereageer op \u2019n skietvoorval op 15 Oktober om 05:30 wat plaasgevind het in Harvestsunstraat, Saldanha,<\/span> waar \u2019n man (30) op die toneel oorlede is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Man (47) van Vredenburg<\/span> is op 15 Oktober om 20:40 voor sy woning doodgeskiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Op 16 Oktober om 01:00 is die liggaam van \u2019n jong man (22) van Citrusdal<\/span> op straat gevind. Die man het steekwonde aan sy bors gehad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Man van Vredendal<\/span> is in hegtenis geneem nadat hy die polisie op 16 Oktober om 06:30 vergesel het na die huis waar sy meisie se liggaam gevind is. Die oorledene het sigbare wonde aan albei kante van haar gesig gehad en sy het met haar gesig teen die grond gel\u00ea. Die man het eers beweer dat hy nie vir haar dood verantwoordelik was nie, maar sy klere was vol bloedspatsels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Stryery in Piketberg<\/span> op 21 Oktober het tot \u2019n moord gelei. \u2019n Vrou (24) het die oorledene (23) met \u2019n mes in die nek gesteek. Die oorledene is in die hospitaal dood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Moordbeskuldigde (44) van Vredendal<\/span> het op 21 Oktober aan sy familie erken dat hy iemand met \u2019n mes gesteek het, maar nie weet hoe ernstig dit is nie. Die polisie het op die liggaam van die slagoffer (38) in Ultrasingel in Vredendal-Noord afgekom. Hy is in die nek gesteek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Tydens \u2019n rusie op 22 Oktober om 11:45 het \u2019n jong vrou van Graafwater<\/span> \u2019n bottel gegryp en na haar vriend gehou in \u2019n poging om hom af te weer. Die bottel het egter gebreek en terselfdertyd wou die oorledene haar plat druk teen die grond toe die bottel \u2019n slagaar onder aan sy regterarm deurboor het. Die oorledene het op die toneel aan sy wond beswyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In nog \u2019n onderonsie op 23 Oktober is \u2019n man (27) van Moorreesburg<\/span> in die Swartland-hospitaal oorlede. Sy vriendin (23) het hom met \u2019n mes gesteek nadat hy haar aangerand het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Twee omstanders het op 24 Oktober om 12:50 \u2019n man (45) van Malmesbury<\/span> gegryp en aangerand omdat di\u00e9 eers weggehardloop het nadat hy \u2019n vrou (47) in Bokomoweg met \u2019n mes gesteek het. Die vrou is op die toneel oorlede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Twee jong mans van Saldanha<\/span> is deur die polisie vasgetrek nadat hulle op 24 Oktober om 21:40 \u2019n man (42) in Diazville geskiet het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> In Malmesbury<\/span> is \u2019n vrou (35) wat ongeveer ses maande swanger was deur haar voormalige vriend met \u2019n hamer doodgeslaan. Die vrou is ook in die gesig geskop n\u00e1 \u2019n rusie oor geld. Die man (28) is in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Vrou van Porterville<\/span> (42) is in hegtenis geneem nadat sy \u2019n man (35) met \u2019n mes in die bors doodgesteek het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> \u2019n Stryery tussen twee mans, onderskeidelik 30 en 23 jaar oud, op 29 Oktober om 20:10 het daartoe gelei dat een van die mans (23) die oorledene met \u2019n mes in Takkies Branderstraat, Riebeek-Wes,<\/span> doodgesteek het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n .<\/span> Drie verdagtes, \u2019n vrou en twee mans, is aangekeer n\u00e1 die moord van \u2019n man (34) van Saldanha<\/span> op 30 Oktober.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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