Cousins moered for 'nothing' demand justice!

TWO men are nursing injuries after they were beaten by the community.

The incident happened on Friday night, 24 May, in their kasi.

Thwasa, Witness "Mafelentabeni" Masia (27) and his cousin, Alex Mashamba (28), from Winterveldt in Tshwane, alleged they were heavily beaten by Lungisa Project members, which a community crime prevention unit, after being accused of robbing a community member.

The two men are denying accusations and want justice and want those who beat them arrested.

"We were just chilling and drinking alcohol in a local tavern, and some men accused us of robbing a man of his takkies," Witness said.

He said nearly 40 men allegedly beat them for almost an hour until they lost their voices.

"We were beaten mercilessly with sjamboks. We were kicked and klapped by these men."

He said that they were lucky to be alive.

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Witness said that he is struggling to walk and sleep because his body is painful.

Alex said that he needed justice.

"As I'm talking, I can't walk properly. I'm struggling to hear properly and to walk," he said.

Alex said he could only sleep on one side of his body.

The cousins said that they are scared to go outside the yard as they were still traumatised.

A Bilankulu executive member, part of the Lungisa Project in Winterveldt, France Bale, said they are an organisation that fights crime in their kasi.

"The two men robbed a member of the community. They stabbed him with a screwdriver in the head. They stole his takkies, R200 and a hat," he said.

France said they didn't know who pointed a firearm at them.

"We will continue cleaning crime in Winterveldt," he said.

Gauteng police spokeswoman Colonel Noxolo Kweza said: "A charge of pointing with a firearm was opened. No suspects have been charged and arrested yet. The investigations are continuing."