moses-clifton – The Mail & Guardian

/ 24 January 2008

Skielik: ‘There is no trust in the world’

About 600 mourners, officials, politicians and family members gathered at a memorial service held for the victims of the Skielik shootings just outside Swartruggens on Thursday afternoon. School principal Cherian Kocheapen said: ”Our learners cried after this incident. People are afraid of the place [Skielik] and the situation.”

By Staff Reporter

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/ 17 January 2008

Grieving Skielik residents relive horror shootings

Grieving relatives of the victims of the Skielik killings gathered outside their homes to comfort one another after leaving court where the alleged killer appeared briefly on Thursday. A man and two children were gunned downed outside their homes in the settlement, 10km outside Swartruggens in the North West, on Monday.

By Judy Lelliott and Denise Williams