Media Release: Army intervention starts to make an impact
22 July 2019
Weekend murder statistics for the metro region have shown a decline from previous weekends, as the South African National Defense Force arrived on the ground in various communities this weekend.
A total of 25 murders were recorded over the weekend by the province's forensic pathology services unit, compared with 43 last weekend, and 55 in the weekend prior.
Of the 25 people murdered, 18 were shot, four were stabbed and three were killed through other causes.
Three people were shot in Mitchell's Plain at the weekend, and two deaths were recorded in Khayelitsha.