Hon Chairperson, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the inhumane and cruel burning of a 16-year-old in Heinz Park near Philippi in Cape Town just over three weeks ago in a horrible incident which has been described as gang related;
2) further notes that the 16-year-old girl was dragged into a house and severely beaten by several men and women who burnt her with a flammable liquid, which resulted in her sustaining serious burns to her face, breasts and hands;
3) takes this opportunity to condemn in the harshest possible terms this senseless, inhumane and brutal act and congratulate the girl for her determination and courage to fight her attackers for survival and wishes her a speedy recovery.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.