Police have clamped down on the “unacceptable culture” of torching vehicles and shooting randomly into the air at the funerals of car hijackers in the Eastern Cape.
The hijackers‚ known by the popular title of “Amagintsa”‚ steal cars only to burn them later during the funerals of their colleagues.
“Some of them would go to the extent of shooting randomly in the air in any direction‚ a conduct that is equivalent to attempted murder or murder of innocent people‚” said police spokesman Captain Khaya Tonjeni on Friday.
“This behaviour is unacceptable and endangers members of the public at graveyards and those attending the funeral‚ including innocent bystanders‚” he said in a statement.
More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-02-16-crackdown-on-amagintsa-hijacker-funerals/