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- News24
Teen and co-accused arrested for Cape Town cop and taxi owner's murders to remain in custody
A teenager and his 23-year-old co-accused briefly appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrate's Court in connection with the death of a police officer. Both are believed to be members of the JFK gang, the State told the court. The pair will remain behind bars till their next court appearance. Two men arrested for the murder of a Wynberg police officer and a taxi owner from Vrygrond, briefly appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday after confessing to the murders. The pair, Jayden Fortune, 19, and Someleze Mohlabela, 23, are accused of the murder of Sergeant Lulama Njobeni, 48, who was shot and killed outside his home in Vrygrond, Muizenberg and the murder of taxi owner Petrus Siphemandile, 32, on 30 May. On Monday, the Hawks originally arrested three people for the murders, but Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said the third suspect was subsequently released on Tuesday after 'he could not be linked to the case'. While in the dock on Wednesday, Fortune, and Mohlabela, occasionally looked over into the court gallery for familiar faces. Their disappointed showed when they realised nobody came out to support them. Fortuin could be seen whispering 'yoh my bru niemand is hier vir ons nie (no one is here for us)' while a police court orderly signalled for them to be quiet while the court was in session. State prosecutor Chanele White told the court that both Fortune, and Mohlabela confessed to the murders and were also identified by eyewitnesses. 'Your worship, both are linked to the JFK [Junky Funky Kids] gang and was instructed by the gang leader to kill the victims,' said White. According to the State, the police officer was shot dead first, and then 10 minutes later the taxi owner was killed inside his minibus taxi vehicle. Both of these murders were planned your worship. Chanele White White told the court that a charge of house robbery may be added at their next court appearance. The State asked that the matter be remanded to 14 August for further investigation and to obtain bail information of the accused. Magistrate Crystal McKenna ordered that the accused remain behind bars till their next court appearance.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Inside the Alabama Torture Bunker, Where Even Parents Are Accused of Abusing Kids
Seven people have been charged so far in connection with the crime operation, which appears to have begun in 2022 in Brent, about 50 miles southwest of BirminghamNEED TO KNOW At least 10 children in central Alabama were harmed in a harrowing child abuse case involving sex trafficking and torture, authorities said Some of the children's parents and relatives are among the suspects Two women and five men have been arrested with more arrests expected, according to authoritiesAt least 10 children in central Alabama were harmed in a harrowing child abuse case, in which they were sex trafficked — some of them by their own parents or other relatives — according to a local sheriff, who also said that that may have been why the abuse went undetected. Seven people have been charged so far in connection with the crime operation, which appears to have begun in 2022 in Brent, about 50 miles southwest of Birmingham, Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade said. Most of the victims were between 3 and 10 years old, and one was 15, Wade said. The children are now in the custody of the state and are receiving medical and psychological support. The abuse occurred in a bunker, which was built as a storm shelter, Wade said. He said the suspects charged people to visit the bunker and abuse the children. Officials began investigating in February after state child welfare officials alerted Bibb County authorities to the possibility of sexual abuse occurring at a home near the bunker. Wade described the bunker as a concrete structure partially underground with a mattress and a toilet. 'I'm afraid there's going to be more victims and many more suspects,' Wade said at a recent news conference. Those charged include William McElroy, Dalton Terrell, Andres Trejo-Velazquez, Timothy St. John, Sara Terrell, Ricky Terrell and Rebecca Brewer. All but Ricky and Sara Terrell have been charged with human trafficking, while McElroy, Dalton Terrell, Trejo-Velazquez and St. John are also charged with rape, sodomy and kidnapping. St. John also faces charges of bestiality and aggravated cruelty to animals. Sara Terrell is charged with one count of sexual torture and two counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old. Brewer, the other woman who was arrested, is charged with eight counts each of human trafficking and kidnapping and three counts of sexual torture. The seven are in jail either because they were denied bond at a hearing or were stipulated not to receive one, Bryan Jones, assistant district attorney for the 4th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, tells PEOPLE. Jones says he anticipates Brewer and both Ricky and Sara Terrell will face additional charges once their cases are presented to a grand jury. It was not immediately clear whether any of them had lawyers. "This is by far the worst case that I've ever had to deal with in terms of the the type of abuse, the length of the abuse, and the ages of the victims that were abused," Jones tells PEOPLE. Wade also said it was the worst child abuse case he'd seen in his 33-year career. "Some of the victims, the offenders were their parents and different relatives," Wade said. Related: Bunker of Hell: Men Allegedly Paid to Rape Small Children in Underground Enclosure for More Than a Year The district attorney's office declined to discuss the alleged relationships between the victims and the suspects to protect the identities of the children. According to the sheriff, the children were sometimes tied to a pole or bound to a bed or a chair in the bunker and were sometimes drugged to make them compliant. 'Sometimes, there would be multiple people that would come by and victimize these children on a nightly basis," he said. The operation is believed to have brought in up to $1,000 a night. "It's hard to fathom that you could do this to another human being, but what makes it even worse is they're children and their ages," Jones tells PEOPLE. "You're talking about one child that was still either in or just coming out of diapers. It's just unbelievable that somebody could do this to someone that is so small and so innocent." "It's hard to believe," he adds. Read the original article on People
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Boston Globe
At slain New York City officer's home, his Bangladeshi community mourns into the night
Islam was the first to die. 'He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers,' Mayor Eric Adams said in a news conference at the Manhattan hospital where he was pronounced dead. 'He embodies what this city is all about. He's a true blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up In the Parkchester section of the Bronx, police officers shuffled in and out of the two-story home Islam had purchased for his family and parents. A child wailed inside. The imam of the local mosque came to console the family. Advertisement Many of them, Uber drivers, ferried friends and other relatives to the home as a police detail watched over the scene. Children ran and played between their parents' legs, unaware of the tragedy. The steady stream of mourners continued past 1 a.m. Tuesday, bearing offerings of food and baked dishes wrapped in aluminum foil. Shueb Chowdhury, 49, a basement tenant of Islam, said he had been devoted to his family. Advertisement 'I cannot believe it,' Chowdhury said. 'He was very young. I saw him this morning and 12 hours later he's dead.' Marjanul Karim, 31, a close family friend, said that Islam had mentored young men in the Bangladeshi community, more than 100,000-strong in polyglot New York City. He had expected Islam to attend his wedding in September. Karim said the fallen officer 'came as an immigrant, started working as a security guard at a school.' 'He wanted to support his family and be in a better position, and he fell in love with law enforcement while working security,' Karim said. 'At the time, my mother told him, 'You left a safe job working for a school in security, and being a cop is dangerous. Why did you do that?' He told her he wanted to leave behind a legacy for his family, something they could be proud of.' According to relatives, Islam was a pillar in his largely Bangladeshi neighborhood. An active member of his mosque, he encouraged congregants searching for work to consider joining the Police Department as traffic agents, a job he said was safer than walking patrols. At home, he said little about his duties. Salman Ahmed, 21, a brother-in-law, thought that Islam walked a safe beat in the 47th Precinct and didn't see much action. 'He always seemed calm about his work, and he loved his job, but we never thought that this might happen,' he said. 'He never shared, and we never knew he would be involved in shootings.' As the evening prayer service ended, more members of the community walked to pay their respects. His next-door neighbor, MD Shahjada , remembered Islam for the prayer mat he gave him last year after he completed the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca every able-bodied Muslim is expected to take. The ritual was a point of pride for Islam -- and a rare occasion he was willing to take off work. Advertisement 'That's who he was,' Shahjeda said. Karim said that Islam's ability to flourish in New York -- the house, the solid municipal job -- had made him a model. 'People in lesser positions would often ask him how do you do it?' Karim said. 'And he loved the force. He got his foot in the door, and so he encouraged people to do the same. 'He said serve the community and you'll do fine.' 'Unfortunately, this is the ugly side of the line that they are in, but he died a hero,' Karim continued. 'He would always tell my mother, 'We all have to die one way or another,' and so I guess this is the way that he left.' This article originally appeared in
