Picture from: XSocial media users are
sharing a video of a thief robbing a nearby Cape Town mosque. On Sunday, August 17, the Strandfontein
mosque was broken into. The guy, wearing
a hoodie, is seen in the 56-second footage unplugging the connections from
Masjidul Bahr's audio system. The worker
is seen examining and removing the cabling while taking his sweet time. He takes it off and folds it up.
Because the doors were
closed, the suspect must have been inside the mosque, according to the voice of
the person recording the video. The property included more than R10,000 worth
of stolen goods.
According to reports, Sandy Schuter, chair of the Strandfontein
Community Policing Forum (CPF), said that this crime is alarming because the
sound equipment at the masjid in Strandfontein was stolen during a recent
break-in. Although some may believe that
outsiders are to blame, Schuter stated that children from our own citizens are
frequently the ones who commit these crimes and, people purchase these stolen
things.
She also urged locals
to exercise caution. "We're encouraging people to keep an eye on their
neighbourhoods and be alert for any suspect activity, such strange movements or
somebody entering with things and leaving empty-handed. Please notify SAPS if you see anything out of
the ordinary so that we can investigate together. By reporting it to SAPS, we can stop these
break-ins from happening more frequently.
As of yet, nothing has been found," Schuter stated.
According to reports, the
Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie, the
Strandfontein SAPS has been tasked with investigating a burglary case. Investigations are underway into the Sunday
night break-in at the mosque. On Monday, the incident was reported. According to preliminary investigations, the
suspect or suspects entered the building through a window and took a fire
extinguisher and sound equipment (including speakers, microphones and cabling)
worth an estimated R10,000, Pojie stated.
Done by: Lisakhanya Mhambi
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