Crime victim keen to help

EDITOR – With regards to the article you published on page 3 of last week’s edition of the Sun, I would like to firstly thank all who assisted us and attended.

To our neighbours, your support and response in calling CCPO when we couldn’t, made all the difference. Also thanks to CCPO and Chubb for their swift response.

To Netcare 911’s Chris Botha and his paramedics, as well as Amanzimtoti Methodist Church for their support in assisting with contacting Mr Botha.

Thanks to the South Coast Sun for their article on the incident.

We would like to emphasise to all, that the focus we urge for is that as residents in Toti we cannot and should not ignore the rising crime in our streets and neighbourhoods. We personally rely on CCPO as our key line of defence and for the arrest of criminals.

I’d like to encourage residents, if you are with CCPO, don’t hesitate to rely on them. If not, join them.

Lastly, though we have little confidence in Toti SAPS and are displeased to say the least with the two hour wait for SAPS to arrive on scene, I would like to thank Warrant Officer Ntobela for his assistance in the charge office to record our case.

I must however also note that though the suspect was released on a charge of trespassing, it is our hope that this will show him and those like him, that their criminal behaviour is not the solution by any means for poverty, financial needs or any other.

Seek help by asking.

Toti has many churches, clinics and welfare organisations to assist you. Also to business owners, I hope that as a community we can develop and brainstorm projects that may teach and provide jobs for these individuals so that this will not only help them but positively feed back into the communities as well.

Both the rural and residential areas of Toti are struggling financially, so let’s pull together and work to stop financial difficulties – not rob one another.