De Aar community in shock

While initial reports on Friday, before the 24-year-old suspect was arrested on Saturday in connection with Duiker’s murder, indicated that police were searching for the boyfriend of his mother, it has since transpired that Duiker’s mother had passed away and that the wanted man was the boyfriend of his 19-year-old sister.

The community of De Aar was left “without words” following the murder. Melanie Grootboom said that to murder a young child out of revenge, under any circumstances, was “barbaric.” “This murder has once again revealed the level of evil in our society. That children are being murdered by people they know and trust is an absolute disgrace. That man must rot in hell,” she said.

Abraham Vytjie added that the murder had sent shockwaves through the entire community.

“Today we mourn the death of a small boy who had his whole life ahead of him but was senselessly killed to hurt his sister, who was like a mother to him. This incident again reveals the struggle of young women who are stuck in abusive relationships. “She wanted to end the relationship but ended up paying with the life of her young brother,” he said.

The DA in the Northern Cape condemned “the cold-blooded murder of a child”.

The DA Women’s League’s provincial chairperson, Safiyia Stanfley, yesterday said that information received from councillors in the area made it clear that the murder of