Another Chinese killed in South Africa
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March 12, 2012, Monday
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A CHINESE youth was killed in a robbery in Johannesburg last Thursday, the latest in a number of fatal incidents involving Chinese people in South Africa.
Thirty-two Chinese nationals died in robberies, traffic accidents and other incidents in South Africa last year, officials said yesterday.
Thirteen died in robberies, according to the South Africa Chinese Community and Police Cooperation Center.
Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic center, is known for its high crime rate, one of the highest in the world.
Among the 201 cases involving Chinese nationals last year, 161 took place in Johannesburg.
On March 8, the Chinese youth died and two others were injured when they disturbed burglars who had broken into their house in the city.
Wu Yinjian, a member of the center's staff, said the incident happened at the residence of seven Chinese nationals in the city's Bedfordview area.
The Chinese, who had been out to dinner, returned home to find a robbery in progress.
The robbers tied them up and forced them to hand over their cash.
Some were savagely beaten with iron rods. Three were injured, Wu said, and one died in a nearby hospital the next morning.
The robbers escaped with more than 100,000 rand (US$13,252), a TV set and computers.
The two injured youths were discharged from hospital on Saturday. They were now resting with friends.
A doctor said the two only suffered light injuries but no internal damage.
One of the injured said yesterday they appreciated the many expressions of sympathy and concern by Chinese people since the incident.
Last year, on September 6, armed robbers broke into a Chinese man's home in Fourways in Johannesburg, and shot him dead after failing to steal any cash.
In Nigel, in the eastern province of Gauteng, a Chinese businesswoman was shot dead in her shop by five armed robbers on the evening of July 23.
The cases involving Chinese nationals in 2011 were only the tip of the iceberg, the center said. Many victims did not report crimes out of concern for causing themselves more trouble.
There are about 300,000 Chinese in South Africa, about 100,000 of them in Johannesburg.
Thirty-two Chinese nationals died in robberies, traffic accidents and other incidents in South Africa last year, officials said yesterday.
Thirteen died in robberies, according to the South Africa Chinese Community and Police Cooperation Center.
Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic center, is known for its high crime rate, one of the highest in the world.
Among the 201 cases involving Chinese nationals last year, 161 took place in Johannesburg.
On March 8, the Chinese youth died and two others were injured when they disturbed burglars who had broken into their house in the city.
Wu Yinjian, a member of the center's staff, said the incident happened at the residence of seven Chinese nationals in the city's Bedfordview area.
The Chinese, who had been out to dinner, returned home to find a robbery in progress.
The robbers tied them up and forced them to hand over their cash.
Some were savagely beaten with iron rods. Three were injured, Wu said, and one died in a nearby hospital the next morning.
The robbers escaped with more than 100,000 rand (US$13,252), a TV set and computers.
The two injured youths were discharged from hospital on Saturday. They were now resting with friends.
A doctor said the two only suffered light injuries but no internal damage.
One of the injured said yesterday they appreciated the many expressions of sympathy and concern by Chinese people since the incident.
Last year, on September 6, armed robbers broke into a Chinese man's home in Fourways in Johannesburg, and shot him dead after failing to steal any cash.
In Nigel, in the eastern province of Gauteng, a Chinese businesswoman was shot dead in her shop by five armed robbers on the evening of July 23.
The cases involving Chinese nationals in 2011 were only the tip of the iceberg, the center said. Many victims did not report crimes out of concern for causing themselves more trouble.
There are about 300,000 Chinese in South Africa, about 100,000 of them in Johannesburg.
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