Community Safety

Question by: 
Hon Nceba Hinana
Answered by: 
Hon Daniel Plato
Question Number: 
1
Question Body: 
  1. How many (a) murders and (b) assaults with intention to do grievous bodily harm have taken place on trains and at railway stations and have been reported in the province in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017 to date;

 

  1. whether any arrest were made; if so, what are the relevant details of each;

 

whether any convictions have taken place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Answer Body: 

The South African Police Service informed me as follows:

 

          (1)

 

 

  1. Murder

 
  1. 2015/16
  1. 2016/17
  1. 2017/18

14

18

Not released by the Minister

 

  1. Assualt – GHB

 
  1.          2015/16
  1. 2016/17
  1. 2017/18

66

48

Not released by the Minister

 

          (2)-(3) (i)           Murder: 2015/2016

                                    3 x arrests on murder cases

  • 1  x withdraw in court – insufficient evidence
  • 1  x guilty – sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
  • 1 x provisionally withdrawn in court – pending further investigation

 

                        (ii)        Assault – GBH: 2015/2016

                                    34 x arrests on assault GBH cases

  • 1  x not guilty – acquitted
  • 5  x pending in court
  • 1 x warrant of arrest issued
  • 20 x withdrawn in court – insufficient evidence
  • 2 x withdrawn in court – mediated
  • 2 x withdrawn in court by complainant
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to 6 months imprisonment
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which 4 years are suspended for 5 years
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to 2 months imprisonment or R1 000-00 admission of guilt fine 

 

  1. Murder:  2016/2017 (1st April – 31st December 2016: nine months statistics)

                                    9 x arrests on murder cases

  • 4  x pending in court
  • 3  x referred to Senior Public Prosecutor (SPP) for decision
  • 2 x provisionally withdrawn in court pending further investigation

 

  1. Assault- GBH:  2016/2017 (1st April – 31st December 2016: nine months statistics)

25 x arrests on assault GBH

  • 4  x pending in court
  • 2  x warrant of arrest issued
  • 8 x withdrawn in court – insufficient evidence
  • 1 x withdrawn in court – mediated
  • 6 x withdrawn in court by complainant 
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to R300-00 admission of guilt fine
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to 15 years imprisonment
  • 1 x guilty – sentenced to 3 months imprisonment suspended for 4 years

1 x guilty – sentenced to 2 years imprisonment of which 1 year is suspended for 5 years.

Date: 
Friday, July 14, 2017
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