Mobeni Heights dad killed in fourth hijacking

why criminals resort to taking an innocent life,” she told POST on Monday.

The resident said crime was a huge problem in the area. “My husband was robbed while w a l k i n g along the road and just this morning we heard of another incident. We need visible policing in order to feel safe.”

R a n c h - hod’s family are reeling.

“I cannot describe the feeling I felt when I heard my brother was killed – his wife and two daughters just broke down,” his sister Usha said. “This was the fourth time he was hijacked in the area.”

Usha said her brother would frequent the tote betting agency, which is a few metres from where the shooting took place, and he was attacked there previously but managed to escape.

“Whenever he left home the girls would always tell him to be careful and cautious when driving, and he reassured them that he would return home safely.”

Usha said her brother was the breadwinner of the family and loved shopping and fishing.

“Crime is… out of control in Mobeni Heights. I was also a victim of a hijacking… Police never recovered my vehicle”, she said. “People are getting robbed daily, especially when we have load shedding.”

The murder scene is close to the expanding Lamontville township, and Usha said police needed to do more to prevent crime in the area.

“Police are aware of the hot spot areas and they need to patrol more often… our security companies patrol but police are nowhere to be seen. How many more lives must be lost before something is done?”

Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker said Bayview police were investigating a case of murder and carjacking, but no arrests had been made.

Mobeni Heights Safety and Security Forum chairman Denzil Davan urged residents to be vigilant at all times.