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    Siyanda Mjoli? 18 set on fire in Daveyton vigilante attack dies

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    The Daveyton teenager who was set on fire in August by a mob fed up with gang violence has succumbed to his burn wounds.

    The Sowetan reported that Siyanda Mjoli? 18? had died at the Far East Rand Hospital over the weekend.

    In August, an angry group of people in Daveyton dragged a 17-year-old boy to a local high school and demanded that he point out gang members at the school.

    They then put a tyre filled with petrol over the teen and "necklaced" him.

    It was not clear which individuals were part of the group, and whether or not gang members played a part.

    High levels of vigilantism

    They had set him alight in full view of the students, after he was not able to identify any of them. He did, however, allegedly name some of his friends, News24 earlier reported.

    Following the high levels of vigilantism in the area, Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi and Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane visited the school.

    "We strongly condemn the disruption of schooling and urge the community to remain calm and allow the law to take its course," Lesufi said in a briefing at the school during the visit in August.

    ALSO READ: Lesufi calls for calm after mob justice attack on school premises

    As a precautionary measure, he decided not to allow parents onto the school premises.

    During the visit, Nkosi-Malobane said that the boys named by the teenager were not linked to any criminal activity.

    "We have taken their fingerprints to satisfy the community and ensure that they are not involved in gang activity," Nkosi-Malobane previously said.

    Police have not made any arrests yet.

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    Here is the leadup to the attack

    https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...eyton-20180821

    Gauteng police are investigating a murder case after the burnt body of a man was found in Etwatwa, Daveyton, on Tuesday morning.

    Captain Kay Makhubele said a member of the public was walking past a grazing farm around 11:30 when they noticed the body in the bush.

    When officers arrived, they found a middle-aged man with both feet tied with wire.

    His identity was not yet known.

    Makhubele said they were investigating whether the crime was linked to a man being set alight about 10km away last week.

    News24 previously reported that residents of Daveyton, Benoni, had allegedly set a suspected gangster alight on Wednesday near the Unity Secondary School.

    He was rushed to hospital.

    Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona said at the time that residents had allegedly dragged the man to the school to point out a pupil who was alleged to be part of a local gang.

    "Upon not finding the [pupil], the gang member tried to escape but was accosted by the community in full view of [pupils]."

    The gang is suspected of committing horrendous crimes in Daveyton, including robbery and murder.

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    https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...mises-20180817


    another lead up to the attack


    Concerns have been raised that pupils at a Daveyton high school are living in fear, after a group of angry protesters interrupted school on Wednesday.

    Fed up residents dragged a 17-year-old boy, who they allege is a gang member, onto the school premises and asked him to point out which of the school's learners were members of the township's feared gangs.

    He was then set alight in full view of the students after he was not able to identify any pupils. He did, however, allegedly name some of his friends.

    The teenager, who survived, was taken to the hospital for treatment.

    "We strongly condemn the disruption of schooling and urge the community to remain calm and allow the law to take its cause," Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi said in a briefing at the school on Friday.

    It is alleged that children as young as 13 are joining gangs in the community.

    "It is unfortunate what happened here, We are indeed scared. There is a group that is hell bent to do bad things to our community and our learners," Lesufi said.

    'We are committed to kill gangsterism'

    Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malabane said that the boys named by the teenager were not linked to any criminal activity.

    "We have taken their fingerprints to satisfy the community and ensure that they are not involved in gang activity," Nkosi-Malobane said

    Police have not made any arrests yet but are searching for six people linked to the mob justice attack.

    "Our main concern is that we are three weeks away from examinations, and this school is a top performing school in the province," Lesufi said.

    As a precautionary matter, parents will no longer be allowed onto the school premises.

    'Blood Friday'

    Meanwhile, in response to the mob justice attack, gang members will reportedly be on the prowl in the township, in what has been dubbed "Blood Friday". Nkosi-Malobane told News24 that law enforcement would be prepared.

    "From the afternoon, police will be deployed in various parts of the township, and they will be present until Monday morning," she said.

    Police would remain deployed around the school until preliminary examinations got underway.

    "We request these criminals to respect our premises and ensure that our learners are safe and afforded their right to education in a safe environment," Lesufi concluded.

    Meanwhile Brigadier Mathapelo Peters has said that various images circulating on social media of Wednesday's purported mob justice attack are fake.

    "The images on social media depicting a person being burnt with a tyre around his body are not linked in any manner, to the Daveyton incident," Peters said in a statement on Friday.

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