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POLICE were yesterday called to quell tension at Makhwibidung village outside Tzaneen in Limpopo when members of the community demanded that a man accused of shooting two girls to death and seriously injuring another be removed from a hospital where he and his victim are being treated.

The angry villagers had gone to the hospital to demand the man's removal.

The man was admitted after he tried to shoot himself when he realised that police were about to arrest him. It is alleged that the 39-year-old suspect accosted the girls on Friday night.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the man allegedly shot the three girls after they resisted his attempts to rape them.

The dead girls were identified as Moore Mangena and Matseba Matemane, both 17. Their 18-year-old friend is in a critical condition at Dr CN Phatudi Hospital.

The suspect, allegedly after realising that police had cornered him, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head.

He is currently under police guard in hospital and will appear in court once he has recovered.

Mulaudzi said the villagers were angry when they approached the hospital's gates and barricaded roads and burnt tyres.

"When we got there we found angry villagers burning the guard house at the hospital.

"The villagers burnt a police car and damaged another two," Mulaudzi said.

Four police officers were also injured in the ensuing fracas, he added.

• Mulaudzi said the mob proceeded to the houses of the man and that of his girlfriend in the same village and torched them.

Eight people were arrested and will appear in the Naphuno magistrate's court today to face charges of public violence, malicious damage to property and arson.

The situation was calm and police were still patrolling the area late yesterday.

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May 17, 2011

Memme

I don't blame this community, I wish they found him and killed this bastard.
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May 17, 2011

McLoving

The man is under arrest already.Why taking law into own hands?
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May 17, 2011

CheeseBoy

I said it before yesterday, the policemen should have shot this bastard in the balls and let him bleed to death. why waste tax payers money assisting this oxygen thief. the community knows our justice system is rubbish. if he lives he might get off scott free on a technicality and these poor girls lives and future already ruined would have amounted to nothing

they did not deserve this at all. he does not deserve live, plain and simple. hand over this demon to the community and let them deal with him the best way they know how. an eye for an eye. If I was related to one of these girls, I would have sneeked into that hospital with a panga and removed his d!ick
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May 17, 2011

CheeseBoy

Eight people were arrested and will appear in the Naphuno magistrate's court today to face charges of public violence, malicious damage to property and arson.

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these 8 should immediately be released and be given medals for doing an astounding job. our govt needs to know we are tired of being held hostage be sick criminals. our country is being run by criminals, starting from the corrupt top officials right down to beasts like the one in the article.
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May 17, 2011

Ganyane

South Africans have lost confidence on our justice system. The culprit might be given a light sentence or get away with it.
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May 17, 2011

dinks

Reminds me of the days when it was enough to cry - 'IMPIMPI' and then a human being burned like the flame of 'freedom' and the people danced and sang.

500 of them burnt to death.

In memoriam Maki Skozana............an innocent victim of mob rule!
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May 17, 2011

Ubufebe

What makes you any better than the murderer if you support mob violence and vigilantism? Catch a wake up people, violence solves nothing but promotes more violence. I wonder what you are teaching your kids.........
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May 17, 2011

MDK

@Ubufebe

I agree with u 100%, why should burn the security guard house if they want the suspect to be remved from the hospital. i undestand anger but they must think twice before they act, they have the right to protest but not to burn the innocent property. im not supporting what this stupid guy did, because that is inhuman and senseless
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May 17, 2011

ApelMankotsana

I understand the community's anger but burning a guard house will not in any way solve their problem. Ok, after burning the guard house, what happened. Nothing except that some were arrested and charged with arson. I also understand that citizens have lost faith in the justice system. Communities believe in " an eye for an eye" kind of justice. But burninh a guard house. No.
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May 17, 2011

UMakoti

And what has the girlfriend done? So all those people in the mob have no relatives who have commited crime or probably are criminals themselves? Stupid
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