By More Matshediso
Pretoria - Public members are invited to the memorial service of Taegrin Morris, who died during a hijacking incident over the weekend.
The memorial service will be held at 6pm, at Reiger Park Community hall, on Thursday.
The four-year-old’s memorial service is hoped to unite Reiger Park community to stand against the scourge of drug abuse, gangsterism and criminality of inhumane proportion in the community.
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality condemns the level of violent crime that continues to undermine the human life in Reiger Park.
The memorial service will advocate for social cohesion and peaceful co-existence amongst the residents of the area.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Cllr Mondi Gungubele and B3 Funeral Services will take full costs of the funeral to give Taegrin a fitting send-off and offload his family’s emotional and financial burden.
On Monday, the premier visited the Morris family. He said his office was keen to find the hijackers and will be working with communities to ensure that police find the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
“Police are … hot on the heels of those murderers. We are not going to rest until we find them,” said Premier Makhura.
He urged community leaders in the province to partner with police in the search for the perpetrators.
“Crime is something that we cannot allow to destroy the fabric of our society. The strong foundations of our democracy and freedom can only be shaken if a crime like this is allowed in our society,” said Premier Makhura.
Meanwhile, the initial R50 000 reward has been doubled to R100 000 for any information that could lead to the arrest of the perpetrators. - SAnews.gov.za
