KLIPGOOI KILLER SENTENCED

THE convicted killer of a Manenberg mom has been sentenced to 20 years innie mang.

Ashley Fisher, 31, was found guilty of the murder of Tasleema Erasmus and attempted murder of a a 18-year-old male on 21 September 2024.

The 42-year-old mother of five died after she was shot during a vicious stone-throwing fight between child gangs in the area.

According to reports, she attempted to pull her son out of the streets but was tragically shot dead.

At the time, her hartseer family was called to the crime scene in Sabie Road where her lifeless body was found after she was struck by a gang bullet.

According to a relative, who asked not to be named for safety reasons, they believed at the time of the incident that she was intentionally shot as she had been vocal about the violent clashes between child gangs, as laaities as young as nine joined the stone-throwing.

An 18-year-old male was also injured in his legs and taken to hospital.

Fisher was sentenced on 29 September at the Wynberg Regional Court to 25 years imprisonment of which five years were suspended after he settled for a plea agreement.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Jayce Naidoo said: “Stone-throwing has been part of gang recruiting and this violent behaviour has been entertained by gangs, causing serious and violent clashes between Manenberg youth. 

“These violent clashes have been orchestrated by larger gang groupings as a part of territorial status. Adults have also fueled this behaviour by becoming lookouts for perpetrators of the stone throwing.”

He further applauded Detective Sergeant Craig Keating for his work on the case for ensuring that Erasmus’ family remembers their mother has a hero

Naidoo added: “A mother willing to stand up and fight for the safety of children even in death. Parents should not allow this 42-year-old mother to die in vain. 

“Parents should become more involved in their children's lives and must support initiatives that drive positive growth instead of criminalising themselves or allowing their daughters to fall pregnant by young men's promiscuous behaviour that is leading to rape of our young girls.”