Three serious crimes occurred in Hout Bay last weekend: 1) A 16-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in what is believed to be a gang-related incident. Twelve suspects are in custody while charges were withdrawn for nine others. 2) A homeowner was robbed by four intruders who demanded cash, stabbed the homeowner's dog, and stole his Land Rover. 3) Three masked intruders broke into another home, accosted the occupants and demanded cash and jewelry be handed over. One person was later arrested with suspected stolen property.

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Last weekend saw the murder of a
teenager in Imizamo Yethu and
three serious robberies at houses
in various parts of Hout Bay.
The Hout Bay police reported
that a 16-year-old youth from
Imizamo Yethu died in the Victo-
ria Hospital last Friday night, fol-
lowing an incident late that after-
noon, which is believed to have
been gang-related.
Hout Bay SAPS arrested 21
teenagers in connection with the
fatal stabbing.
When they appeared in the
Wynberg Magistrate’s court on
Monday, charges against nine of
the suspects were withdrawn.
The other 12 youths remained
in custody, pending a decision by
the senior state prosecutor.
On Friday at about 3am a resi-
dent who was alone in his home in
Main Road was robbed by a gang
of four balaclava-clad intruders.
The robbers apparently gained
entry to the house by lifting a
catch and opening a lounge win-
dow.
They confronted the resident
and demanded cash.
During the altercation the
homeowner’s dog was stabbed
and the animal had to undergo
surgery later.
When the four robbers left,
they drove off in the owner’s Land
Rover.
The vehicle was recovered a
few hours later in Penzance.
No arrests have been made yet.
At about 10.30pm on Friday in
the Tarragona area, three people
wearing balaclavas walked into a
house through an open door.
They accosted the man in the
lounge and demanded cash and
jewellery.
The man’s wife was sleeping
and the intruders demanded that
she be woken up.
One person accompanied the
wife to her safe, while the other
two guarded her husband.
It not known how the intruders
left the scene. However, leads
were followed up, which led to an
arrest.
A man was found in possession
of suspected stolen property. And
when his home was searched
more property was confiscated by
the police.
The man appeared in the Wyn-
berg Magistrate’s court on Mon-
day on charges of harbouring
stolen goods and robbery.
On Sunday afternoon about
3pm, there was a burglary at the
home of Steve and Sam de Villiers
in Bokkemans Kloof, above the
pipe track.
Five intruders broke in and
stole electrical goods and jew-
ellery, then trashed the house.
Despite concerted efforts by a
number of people as well as SAPS,
no arrests were made.
Exciting developments are taking
place at Hout Bay’s James House,
which has now progressed to a
centre for “residential treatment”
from a centre for “residential
care”, according to the managing
director, Christo Read.
“We find ourselves right at the
pulse of the transformation of
South Africa’s Child and Youth
Care sector,” he says.
“The Department of Social
Development has selected James
House, yet again, to develop and
implement a pilot programme on
its behalf.
“This time it will be the first of
its kind in South Africa – the
James House Residential Treat-
ment Centre (JHRTC).
“The highly specialised thera-
peutic programme provides 24-
hour care to a group of up to eight
boys aged 14 to 16 who have seri-
ous emotional, psychological and
behavioural difficulties.
“The boys are still part of
exactly the same target group as
before and are placed through the
Children’s Court.
“Only, in line with modern
standards and the provisions of
the Children’s Act, we are now
providing more specialised serv-
ices that are tailored to a more
specific segment of the overall tar-
get group – ‘children in need of
care and protection’.
“After three months of inten-
sive preparation, including con-
struction work and a comprehen-
sive training programme for the
residential child care team, the
new programme was officially
launched in August with the
admission of the first three boys.
“Our new Residential Treat-
ment Centre distinguishes itself in
its special focus on a strong and
cohesive therapeutic team. Our
highly experienced clinical psy-
chologist, the social worker, child
care workers and in-house teacher
together facilitate an on-going
therapeutic process with the chil-
dren.
“The psychologist also facili-
tates regular, predetermined clin-
ical interventions for the group
and the individual boys. This
means instead of the children
attending therapy, the pro-
gramme as a whole is therapy.
“Our full-time teacher offers an
in-house educational programme
for those boys who first need to
stabilise before it is in their best
interest to go back to mainstream
schooling.”
● If you would like to become
a friend of James House, to learn
more about its work and how it
can be supported, contact Christo
Read on 021 790 5616, or
christo@jameshouse.org.za
■ A group of graduates from the James House Life Centre
New role for James House
■ Volunteers,business people and police were at the opening of the new
victim support centre at the Hout Bay police station last week.
New victim support centre
DON LILFORD
A new victim support centre has
been opened at the Hout Bay police
station to ensure professional treat-
ment for people suffering from
trauma as a result of motor accidents,
assaults and robberies, domestic vio-
lence, child abuse or other unhappy
experiences.
Two large rooms on the ground
floor near the entrance to the police
station have been redesigned and
refurbished.
The reception room has comfort-
able chairs and has been freshly
painted.
Colourful paintings and bright
murals decorate the walls. There is
even a secure area with toys, teddy
bears and other playthings to help
child victims get over the shock of
their experiences.
The centre has a kitchen and an
ablution area with all conveniences,
including a hot water shower.
The Hout Bay Victim Support
Centre is the result of an initiative by
the Hout Bay Superspar and Busi-
ness Against Crime, who jointly spon-
sor it.
The co-ordinators of the centre
are Warrant Officer Tanya Lesch of
SAPS and Patrick Curtin, a civilian
volunteer.
The victim support centre at the
police station, formerly known as the
trauma unit, has been operating
here for more than 10 years and is
manned almost entirely by civilian
volunteers, most of them from Hout
Bay.
Elgin tour
The Cape Natural History Club will have a guid-
ed coach tour of Elgin on Sunday October 27.
The cost is R 290 including lunch. Book with
Sheila on 021 782 1620 or visit
www.capenaturalhistoryclub.co.za for more
information.
What’s On
Murder, two robberies
and burglary in Hout Bay