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News24 Wire reports that a Cape Town security guard died after having been attacked by robbers who broke into a school days before the return of pupils.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the 59-year-old guard was attacked at a primary school in Manenberg on Saturday. “The perpetrators assaulted the 59-year-old male while breaking into the school and stealing various items such as kettles, pots, a dishwasher and microwave. He was taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. A case of attempted murder and housebreaking was opened initially. The case was changed to murder after he died,” Van Wyk reported. Manenberg police have arrested two people. One will be charged with murder, and the other for possession of stolen property. News of the guard’s death came as a blow on an already difficult first day back at school in Cape Town on Monday, with disruptions to transport because of the closure of a major taxi route. Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said the education department was generally pleased with the start of the third school term after the long break due to a rise in Covid-19 infections. However, shootings targeting taxis led to lower than usual school attendance due to the disruptions, particularly in the City Bowl and surrounds.
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