\u2019n Agtjarige seuntjie met Down-sindroom is verlede Donderdag \u2013 \u2019n dag n\u00e1 sy verjaardag \u2013 in wat net as \u2019n kwaadwillige en sinnelose voorval beskryf kan word, met \u2019n gholfstok teen die kop geslaan. <\/p>\n
Die aanval het \u2019n gat in sy skedel en bloeding op die brein veroorsaak en hy moes dringend chirurgie ondergaan. <\/p>\n
Kieran Swanepoel het soos enige ander oggend van die week in Jasonstraat in Riverview in die Breedevallei-vereniging vir mense met gestremdhede (APD) se bussie geklim op pad na die sentrum toe \u2019n man hom deur die bussie se venster met die gholfstok geslaan het. <\/p>\n
Die voorval het skokgolwe deur APD-geledere gestuur omdat dit nie net sinneloos en wreed was nie, maar ook omdat almal die APD-bussie ken en weet dit vervoer kinders met gestremdhede.<\/p>\n
\n Standard<\/i> het Kieran en sy ouers, Fabian en Rykie Swanepoel, Vrydag in die Mediclinic Worcester besoek. <\/p>\n
Fabian s\u00ea almal in ongevalle was verbaas dat Kieran nie gehuil het nie.<\/p>\n
Volgens Fabian het hy onmiddellik in sy motor gespring toe hy hoor wat met sy seun gebeur het.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk weet nie wat oor my gekom het nie. Ek het onmiddellik in die kar gespring, \u2019n byl gegryp en met dit langs my gery om die man te gaan soek wat my seun seergemaak het. Ek dank die Here dat \u2019n kalmte oor my gekom het,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n
Fabian s\u00ea hy wou die aanvaller seermaak soos hy sy kind seergemaak het. Volgens hom het hy die verdagte binne sowat drie minute in Riverview opgespoor, waar hy \u2013 steeds met die gholfstok in die hand \u2013 gestap het. Hy het die man gevra hoekom hy sy kind seergemaak het. <\/p>\n
\u201cDit kon soveel erger gewees het; Kieran kon dood gewees het,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n
Fabian s\u00ea dit was \u2019n kwaadwillige voorval en die aanvaller moet gestraf word.<\/p>\n
Henore s\u00ea Kieran het nie n\u00e1 die aanval gehuil nie, maar wel n\u00e1 die narkose. \u201cHy s\u00ea hy is orraait, maar \u2019n mens sal mos nie weet hoe hy werklik voel nie,\u201d s\u00ea sy. Sy vertel toe sy die nuus hoor, kon sy dit nie glo nie. \u201cEk is net na sy kamer om sy klere te soek om hospitaal toe te neem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mario Bruintjies, die bestuurder van die APD-bussie, s\u00ea hy het omstreeks 08:45 in Jasonstraat gery om kinders op te laai toe hy \u2019n man met \u2019n (gholf)stok in die hand in die straat sien staan.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk het gesien daar staan \u2019n man in die pad met \u2019n stok, en toe ons nader ry, het hy met die stok na die bussie beduie. Ek het niks daarvan gedink nie, maar toe ek verby hom ry, het hy met die stok na die voertuig geslaan, en dis toe hy Kieran deur die venster raakslaan,\u201d s\u00ea Bruintjies.<\/p>\n
Die bestuurder verduidelik Kieran het ten tye van die voorval direk agter hom by die venster gesit. <\/p>\n
Toe hy sien Kieran is beseer, het hy onmiddellik APD toe gery om Kieran by die hospitaal te kry en sy ouers in te lig.<\/p>\n
Volgens Fabian is die verdagte Vrydagoggend deur die polisie vasgetrek, maar summier weer vrygelaat. <\/p>\n
Hy s\u00ea die verdagte moet boet vir wat hy aan sy onskuldige seun gedoen het. Hy noem ook dat geen polisiebeampte teen Dinsdag nog by hulle was nie en dat hy self na die speurders by die polisiekantoor gegaan het om meer uit te vind oor wat met die ondersoek aan die gang is. \u2019n Navraag hieroor is aan die polisie gestuur, maar geen antwoord is teen druktyd ontvang nie..<\/span> Lees ook die APD se pleidooi op bl. 11.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2019n Agtjarige seuntjie met Down-sindroom is verlede Donderdag \u2013 \u2019n dag n\u00e1 sy verjaardag \u2013 in wat net as \u2019n kwaadwillige en sinnelose voorval beskryf kan word, met \u2019n gholfstok teen die kop 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