THE home of Siseko Mkhize (17), who was killed for filming a protection fee gang on Sunday, 4 February, is riddled with bullet holes.
Home marked by brutality
Marks of violence are left on the walls and fridge of the shack where he lived, leaving painful reminders of the brutality that claimed his life.
Daily Sun visited Siseko's family members, who are still terrified by the incident and scared to talk about the incident.
The family, however, showed the SunTeam around the shack where the boy was killed.
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The floor of the shack has seven holes from the bullets that came out of an AK-47.
Siseko was a grade 11 pupil at Vista High School in Cape Town at the time of his death.
A neighbour told the SunTeam that Siseko's killers had just collected protection fee from his sister, who sells meat on the nearby street.
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"I'm sure Siseko was fascinated by the big guns the men were carrying. They were not carrying pistols in their hands but an AK-47 and everyone was shocked. Unfortunately, Siseko decided to take a video," said the neighbour.
It is alleged that it was not shooters who saw Siseko taking videos of them but someone who was driving a Toyota Avanza driving behind them as they walked into a spaza shop.
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"Those who were driving the car were together with the gunmen because they were the ones who alerted them that the boy was taking a picture of them. Siseko then ran away to his house," the neighbour said.
Community mourns
School children who went to school with Siseko visited his home on Saturday, 10 February, to convey their condolences to the family.
A 15-year-old girl said the taxi they use to go to school will never be the same without Siseko.
"He always made us laugh and he loved debating. He was a big brother to all of us, and we were never bullied when he was around. We are very sad about his death," said the girl who broke into tears.
Western Cape cops spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie said a case of murder was opened at Nyanga cop shop and no one has been arrested yet.
What measures do you think can be taken to curb the influence and violence of protection fee gangs in Cape Town's communities?
