Speaker, the ANC welcomes the arrest of a 23-year-old male suspected of raping and killing an elderly woman and stabbing to death her great-granddaughter in the Eastern Cape recently. According to the police, the 89-year-old woman and the five-year-old girl were sleeping in their hut in Elliotdale on Saturday, 13 April 2013 when the intruder kicked open the door. The man raped and stabbed the woman before turning on the girl and stabbing her. The suspect's identity document was found on the deceased's bed.
The ANC is deeply concerned about the increasing acts of violence against elderly women and children. We call upon the community members to remain calm, to allow the law to take its course, and not to take the law upon themselves. I thank you. [Applause.]