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Hey everyone I don't know how many of you have heard about this This story. is so sad we have got to do something to help prevent. these. kinds of rapes. and attacks
The brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl, who was gang-raped, horrifically mutilated and left to die on a building site, has sparked a national outcry in South Africa.
Anene Booysen was discovered by security guards on the site in the sleepy town of Bredasdorp, 80 miles east of Cape Town.
According to a Health Department spokesman, her injuries were so severe that her family asked authorities not to release the details.
Jonathan Davids, 22, and Johannes Kana, 21, covered their faces to hide from television cameras and photographers as they made their way into the courtroom.
The magistrate ordered the pair court to remain behind bars until Feb. 26 when their bail application will be heard. They face a maximum life sentence if found guilty.
Police freed a third man arrested after the incident due to lack of evidence linking him to the crime, but said they were investigating whether there were others also involved.
A crowd of 100 people protested outside the courthouse in Bredasdorp, carrying placards saying 'Show no mercy to rapists' and 'No bail to murderers'.
Booysen's brother told local media he knew one of the suspects.
He said: 'He was a friend of mine, we went to school together, stayed in one house, we were like brothers.'
On Friday, hundreds of people marched through Bredasdorp, chanting 'enough is enough' and hundreds attended the funeral on Saturday.
Hundreds of mourners, including politicians, packed a church in the town of Bredasdorp, while a tent was set up to accommodate those who couldn't fit inside.
The killing echoed the gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus last year, and has focused attention on South Africa's high rates of sex crime.
Booysen was found by security guards lying a short distance from her house after partying at a bar last Friday evening.
The Women's League of the ruling African National Congress is trying to mobilise the public into similar action to the protests against anti-female violence that took place in India after the New Delhi attack.
On Saturday, South African media reported police had arrested a Johannesburg pastor for luring a woman into his church and raping her.
President Jacob Zuma expressed shock and outrage, calling for the harshest possible sentences for the killers and a concerted campaign 'to end this scourge in our society'.
The brutal murder of a 17-year-old girl, who was gang-raped, horrifically mutilated and left to die on a building site, has sparked a national outcry in South Africa.
Anene Booysen was discovered by security guards on the site in the sleepy town of Bredasdorp, 80 miles east of Cape Town.
According to a Health Department spokesman, her injuries were so severe that her family asked authorities not to release the details.
Jonathan Davids, 22, and Johannes Kana, 21, covered their faces to hide from television cameras and photographers as they made their way into the courtroom.
The magistrate ordered the pair court to remain behind bars until Feb. 26 when their bail application will be heard. They face a maximum life sentence if found guilty.
Police freed a third man arrested after the incident due to lack of evidence linking him to the crime, but said they were investigating whether there were others also involved.
A crowd of 100 people protested outside the courthouse in Bredasdorp, carrying placards saying 'Show no mercy to rapists' and 'No bail to murderers'.
Booysen's brother told local media he knew one of the suspects.
He said: 'He was a friend of mine, we went to school together, stayed in one house, we were like brothers.'
On Friday, hundreds of people marched through Bredasdorp, chanting 'enough is enough' and hundreds attended the funeral on Saturday.
Hundreds of mourners, including politicians, packed a church in the town of Bredasdorp, while a tent was set up to accommodate those who couldn't fit inside.
The killing echoed the gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus last year, and has focused attention on South Africa's high rates of sex crime.
Booysen was found by security guards lying a short distance from her house after partying at a bar last Friday evening.
The Women's League of the ruling African National Congress is trying to mobilise the public into similar action to the protests against anti-female violence that took place in India after the New Delhi attack.
On Saturday, South African media reported police had arrested a Johannesburg pastor for luring a woman into his church and raping her.
President Jacob Zuma expressed shock and outrage, calling for the harshest possible sentences for the killers and a concerted campaign 'to end this scourge in our society'.
bseas
OMG... And yes smeone contacted me about goin over there...I sent Dome things dwn there for victim family...ts just so sad...
tabby2010
Yes Its really. sad
deleted_user
How sad that there is so much hatred toward women.
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