Mayor welcomes arrest linked to Mitchells Plain scholar shooting

01 February 2024

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis welcomed the arrest of a suspect in the tragic stray bullet killing of scholar Firdous Kleinsmidt. 

'This is a most heart-breaking tragedy of a 12-year-old child killed while simply waiting outside her school for her transport home. What her family is going through is indescribable, and I extend my deepest condolences and my personal prayers to them. 

'It is vital for the criminal justice system to send the strongest possible message to gangsters: that there will be convictions and justice for those responsible for this innocent life lost.

'I welcome the arrest made by SAPS in this matter, and call for the swift apprehension of others linked to this killing,' said Mayor Hill-Lewis.

Mayor Hill-Lewis says the SAPS can be assured of the City's full support in bringing these criminals to book.

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City of Cape Town, Media Office