49 people a day were killed in the past year - SAPS and society must wake up

29 September 2015 - 15:20
By RDM News Wire

Males in their 20s are most likely to be the perpetrators of crime in South Africa‚ and are likely known to their victim. This is according to police top brass‚ who today revealed the deadly cocktail of drugs‚ alcohol and guns that is fuelling crime.The murder rate over the past year has increased by 4.

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