Child, 13, survives, man dies

A 13-YEAR-OLD girl has survived a knife attack allegedly at the hands of her mother and has been placed in the care of a guardian in Delft, while a young man has been stabbed to death at a local mall.

The attack on the girl took place in N2 Gateway, Delft yesterday. The teenager fled the scene and ran into the Thicers Centre in Delft.

The teen, who is a minor and a victim of crime, may not be identified.

Activist Farieda Ryklief of Women Impacting a Nation, who works closely with police, said the child ran into their centre in The Hague, Delft, yesterday morning. She was looking for help and it is expected that a case will to be opened with police once social workers had become involved.

The child was temporarily in Ryklief’s care until her grandmother returned from work. The grandmother had previously obtained an interdict against the mother who was not allowed to enter the house.

The child has now been placed back in the care of her grandmother who is expected to meet with police and social workers, according to Ryklief.

In a separate incident, videos and images of the aftermath of a fatal stabbing of a young man in Liberty Promenade Mall in Mitchells Plain went viral. Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi, said the man had fled into the mall.

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