A gavel and a block is pictured on the judge's bench in this illustration picture.
Vaaibooi appeared in the Delportshoop Magistrate’s Court in the Northern Cape and the case was postponed to April 25, 2022, for further investigation. He was arrested after allegedly stabbing to death his relative and his partner. He later allegedly attacked his cousin, a Police Constable, at his home in Barkely West. Vaaibooi has abandoned his bail application.
Community member Asta Mostert says, “We are living in fear because we cannot trust these druggies. These are our own people who are hurting us. I mean it’s the son doing this to the parents. We cannot trust, we don’t know who we are living with. We are living with animals or monsters because they are destroying our homes and families. Now we have to bury mothers, fathers. What is happening in our community is not right.