Alexandra police recorded multiple cases of contact crime during the first week of November, spanning murder, rape, carjacking, and assault.

Alexandra Police Station commander Brigadier Vusimuzi Ngubane confirmed that officers recorded a high number of assault cases, including 28 for common assault and 19 for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).

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“That one is always a problem. Common assault is high, followed by assault GBH, and most of the suspects are known and we arrest them,” he said.

Ngubane added that police recorded two murder cases linked to gun violence and one attempted murder case linked to a stabbing. He said the victim was stabbed in the upper body, and the suspect remains unknown and at large.

Police also recovered a firearm with six rounds of ammunition, leading to the arrest of a suspect who now faces charges of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

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Officers recorded five cases of rape, with Ngubane noting that four suspects are known and being tracked by the family violence, child protection and sexual offences unit, while one suspect remains unidentified.

Ngubane said most of the suspects are people known and who have close ties to the victims.
Additionally, police recorded two cases of business robbery and four carjackings.

At least eight suspects were arrested on drug-related charges. Police also arrested 11 undocumented immigrants.

Ngubane said he remains optimistic that police will continue to investigate and bring all perpetrators to justice.

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