A teenage boy and his alleged drug mert father spent the weekend behind bars after the young skollie was busted for carrying out a gang hit.
The laaitie’s home was raided on New Year’s Eve by Grassy Park cops and the Station commander, Colonel Dawood Laing, says the 17-year-old boy stands accused of murdering an 18-year-old member of a rival gang last week.
He says cops were called to the scene in Duiker Avenue on 29 December shortly after 7am.
“The officers responded to a shooting where an 18-year-old male was found with a gunshot wound to the head,” explains Laing.
“At the time, the officers found three doppies on the scene and the victim was still alive and taken to Victoria Hospital.
“An attempted murder docket was opened and officers began collecting information about the shooting after it was found that the victim is a member of the Dog Pound gang.
“The victim later died while in hospital and the docket was changed to murder.”
Laing says after the shooter was identified and the necessary evidence was collected, cops descended on the teen’s home in Eland Avenue to arrest him, but got more than what they bargained for.
He says the teen was found in his home but as officers searched the house for a murder weapon, they came across his 40-year-old father with a brood sakkie vol dagga.
“The 40-year-old suspect, who is a suspected drug mert, was found with a bread bag filled with dagga and a further search found him to be in possession of more than R3000 in cash and along with his son, they were arrested and welcomed the new year while sitting in holding cells.”
The teen, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, was charged with murder and appeared alongside his father at the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court yesterday where the matter was postponed to 7 January for further investigation.
Laing adds: “We will continue to clamp down on gang-related activities and is it disappointing to see how this young boy is now facing very serious charges as a result of his involvement in the gang.
“The teens who are under 18 are often used by the gangs to carry out these hits because they face lesser sentences than adults who commit murder.
“The father has modelled bad behaviour for his son by selling drugs.”