Bishop Lavis CPF says police were delayed in responding to Bonteheuwel shooting

Cailynn Pretorius

Cailynn Pretorius

23 August 2025 | 10:00

Community members are still mourning the death of the three-month old infant, who was shot on Friday.

Bishop Lavis CPF says police were delayed in responding to Bonteheuwel shooting

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CAPE TOWN - Bishop Lavis CPF believes that SAPS had a delayed response to the shooting in Bonteheuwel.

Community members are still mourning the death of the three-month old infant, who was shot on Friday.
  
Police have launched a manhunt to arrest the suspects responsible.    
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Bishop Lavis CPF Chairperson Graham Lindhorst said he had been warning police officers of the rise in gun violence.
"The residents have been complaining that there are shootings, but SAPS is nowhere to be found. They came after quite a lot of minutes on the scene, and that's when they responded. And that's the problem we have. We don't need them to respond. We need them to prevent things like that," said Lindhorst.
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