Collaboration on school safety yields jail sentence for school vandals
1 November 2018
I am delighted to announce that, after a long period of discussions between the WCED, the Western Cape Department of Community Safety, the SAPS and NPA, we have agreed on the format of a Victim Impact Statement to be used in crimes of vandalism against schools.
I am even more delighted that this Statement has been used in our first case against two accused who were convicted of housebreaking and theft at Eros School in Bridgetown, Athlone, and has resulted in the first accused being sentenced to 3 years’ direct imprisonment and the second accused given three years correctional supervision, after they were found guilty on 19/10/2018.
The accused Faeez Brown and Shane Walters broke into the school library of Eros School and stole two kettles and electric wiring.
The intention of the Victim Impact Statement is that it will now be used by prosecutors;