Avril and family : Police Case File Number Supplied
Hello Mario,
I have some bad news to tell you. On Thursday at about 7:15 P.M., four black men jumped over our electric fence and came in through our kitchen door and
held us at gun point. There were two guns and the other two men took butcher's knives from our kitchen.
We were busy eating supper and they told us to lie on the floor where they tied us up with wire from our OWN house. They pointed guns to our heads and
threatened to kill us; they took the two guns that we owned and about R64000 worth of jewellery. They also took 7 cell phones. The entire robbery took about
45 minutes, they also stole the shoes off my mother's feet and most of my dad's sneakers and two guns. They gagged us with ties before they left and that
was when I thought we were going to die.
I was ready for death. First I thought that they were going to rape myself and my mother and sister.
When they left I was surprised at how calm I was but now I can't sleep or function. It's an invasion of our privacy. We are going for trauma counselling tonight.
Is there anything else that you can suggest that will make us feel safer and I also wanted to know if you have the new crime stats.
You are the only person who will be able to rely on for more help.
Thanks
Avril
Further information concerning this crime
I don't have a passport and all I want to do is get out of this country for a while. My parents and sister are not very religious but I am a Christian but don't go to church as I am too scared to leave my house at night. Our maid and gardener have both got permanent residence in South Africa, but we don't believe it was either of them.
Detective Inspector Seager handled our case but I doubt they even remember, or care what happened to us. I don't know if I can put myself through becoming
a police officer as at the moment I have no confidence in this country's legal system. It's just so putrid what these people do to others. How am I supposed
to change anything in this country if it's so out of control!
I remember that the people that invaded our home said that it was our fault that they were doing this, us 'white people'. I don't understand how they can live
with themselves.
Otherwise I am doing okay, I slept well on Monday night after the counselling but last night I had about 2 hours of sleep. I am going for an individual
counselling session tonight, so hopefully it will help me with things, not only the robbery but also the smash and grab.
I just don't understand how the government can expect us to give prisoners human rights when they have taken other's human rights away. I can tell you that
they found fingerprints and I did an identikit which I thought was pretty accurate but I doubt they are even looking for them.
You know what is weird, I feel as though these people are out to get me as this is not the first time, why me, why our family? I am so angry and desperate
for some kind of justice to be done!!
I am sorry I am putting this all on you but I don't know who else to turn to.
Thank you for all your help
Avril