Lack of security outside Cape Town courts raises alarm following fatal shootings

Judicial monitoring organisation Judges Matter has raised concerns about the lack of police and security presence outside court buildings in Cape Town.

This comes after two people were shot dead outside the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

It’s the second incident outside the same court precinct in 3 months.

In August, a man was also killed and another injured as they left the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court.

And four months before that, a taxi operator was shot and killed in a brazen shooting inside the Wynberg Magistrate's court corridors.

Judges Matter senior researcher Mbekezeli Benjamin says police need to intensify patrols and other security measures around court buildings...

 "Judges Matter is extremely worried about the latest shooting incident outside the Athlone Magistrate's Court in Cape Town. This for us raises a concern about security in and outside of the court building."

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