Wentworth mother speaks out following sons’ tragic murders
Glover said had the police taken her seriously when she reported to them that her sons were being threatened, maybe they would still be alive today.
A MOTHER’S pain was echoed at Wentworth police station when she bore out her soul to the provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula.
Arlene Glover, a resident in Wentworth, said she buried her two sons just 40 days apart.
“One child was shot dead and in 40 days, the other child was shot dead. I am so angry, I feel like we need to change Wentworth Police Station. Why I’m saying this is because when you come into a situation where you’re standing and you say to yourself who do I turn to? Because we can’t turn to them. I have taken both my cases away from them, I don’t even want them to tend to them,” she told the commissioner.
Glover said had the police taken her seriously when she reported to them that her sons were being threatened, maybe they would still be alive today.
“When both my children were threatened, I ran to this station. I ran to colonel Van Zyl. I was speaking to him. I was running all over. I’ve made an affidavit that they wanted to kill my child – nothing was done. I feel like the police station should take threats more seriously because both my children are dead because of threats,” she said.
Lt-Gen Jula’s visit to the local police station comes after a drive by shooting incident that took place on Tuesday, 26 November, where three people – two women and a man – sustained injuries. He was looking to address the series of ongoing social ills in the area which includes gangsterism and drugs.
“I hear that you’re becoming concerned that we seem to be doing one and the same thing all the time and hoping to get better results. We realise that we as the police also need to join hands with other structures of government, because in theory, some of us are going to agree that this could be something because of some social issues that are problematic within our own society,” said the commissioner.
Lt-Gen Jula also opened the floor to on the spot questions that journalists and residents wished to pose to him. He said that he intends on doing follow up visits in Wentworth.
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