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Community members marched on Sunday afternoon to the local police station.
Residents of Eldorado Park, south of Joburg, marched on August 30, 2020, to the local police station following the murder of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN.
ELDORADO PARK – Residents of Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, gave the Independent Police Investigations Directorate (Ipid) six months on Sunday to finalize their investigation into the death of teenager Nathaniel Julies.
Community members marched on Sunday afternoon to the local police station.
Hundreds of people, including residents of Westbury, Noordgesig and Reiger Park, gathered outside the police station to demand justice.
A peaceful demonstration is taking place outside #EldoradoPark police station. Community members delivered a memorandum with demands that include that Nathaniel’s case be finalized within six months.
–@ietskaylo pic.twitter.com/ajSkFNcX1T
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) August 30, 2020
“This is what we want to see as a community: weekly updates on the progress of the cases, updates on the actions taken against the other two members who were on the scene and an investigation into alleged corruption among police officers,” said one of the leaders community.
The 16-year-old, who suffered from Down syndrome, was shot in the area Wednesday night and later died in hospital.
Police claimed Julies was shot during a crossfire between rival gangs, but residents and the teenager’s family claimed the police shot her.
During Sunday’s march, angry residents signed a petition that would be sent to Ipid, the National Fiscal Authority (NPA) and the police.
Two policemen were arrested on Friday after a preliminary investigation by the police watchdog. The officers were expected to be charged with murder, a possible charge of thwarting the ends of justice and possession of prohibited ammunition.
They were expected to appear in Protea Magistrates Court on Monday.
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