Cape Town police say an 8-year-old boy was injured over the weekend, after he ended up in the cross-fire of a gang-fight in Manenberg. The boy was struck in the head by a stray bullet on Saturday while playing with friends. The Grade 2 pupil is still in ICU at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Police have confirmed that they opened a case of attempted murder.

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