Tag: Laerskool Hennopspark

Two blacks rape pregnant woman and co-worker in Hazyview

rape3A pregnant woman and her colleague were raped and robbed at a guesthouse in Hazyview, Mpumalanga.

A Sapa correspondent reported that the 32-year-old, who is five months pregnant, and her 23-year-old co-worker, 23, from Pretoria, were attacked by two armed men at the Tatenda Guest House around 3am on Sunday.

“Two men broke through the security gate and gained entry to the room, after which time they raped the two ladies and took valuables including cellphones, jewellery and laptops,” guest house manager Christel Mathee said on Monday.

“I escorted the ladies to the hospital. They were very traumatised, the whole town is in shock.”

The Hazyview area has been plagued by violent crime in the past few years.

Last week, three masked men armed with a shotgun and two pistols reportedly attacked 108 pupils and 10 teachers from Laerskool Hennopspark in Centurion, Pretoria.

The children, who represented their school choir, stayed at the Aan de Vliet Resort and Guest House. Three teachers were robbed.

Mathee said visible policing in Hazyview had increased since the Aan de Vliet robbery.

Rudi van Niekerk, operations manager for a local security company, said residents and the police relied on informers such as farmers and workers on information regarding the Aan de Vliet robbery.

He said there seemed to be no link between the two incidents.

Police spokesman Colonel Leonard Hlathi said no arrests had been made, and that security around Hazyview has been beefed-up.

“We have more officers stationed in Hazyview, we have a new station commander and branch commander there and have implemented interventions,” he said. – Sapa

Farm murder in Eastern Transvaal

crime-gun A farmer was shot dead near Sabie, Mpumalanga (Eastern Transvaal), on Thursday morning, police said.

Four armed men accosted Paul Madison, 63, and his wife, Gwyneth Madison, 58, when they returned to their home on the farm Kruisfontein, Colonel Leonard Hlathi told a Sapa correspondent.

“The wife was tied up and placed in the house. They took the husband outside and the wife heard three gunshots. She managed to untie herself and called for help,” said Hlathi.

Minutes later, the police and a private security company arrived to find Madison dead.

The farm’s gardener was found tied up and was thrown into a pit toilet. He was saved. The robbers took two laptops, bank cards, four cellphones, jewellery, cash, and several guns.

“We are now investigating cases of murder, armed robbery, and attempted murder,” said Hlathi.

Asked whether the police were linking the attack to that in Hazyview after midnight on Thursday, Hlathi said nothing could be ruled out.

“We cannot deny or confirm. Our investigations are underway in both cases and we cannot reveal the details at the moment,” he said.

In the early hours of Thursday morning, three masked men armed with a shotgun and two pistols reportedly robbed 108 pupils and 10 teachers, from Laerskool Hennopspark in Centurion, Gauteng.

The children, who represent their school choir, were staying at the Aan de Vliet Resort and Guest House outside Hazyview. Hlathi said three of the teachers were robbed.

“The robbers took cellphones, cash, a laptop, and an iPad. After robbing them, the unknown men ran away and police were called. We are now investigating,” said Hlathi.