Justice for Emaan.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the guilty verdict handed down in the Western Cape High Court in connection with the murder of 7-year-old Emaan Solomons from Ocean View. He was with family members of Emaan yesterday morning in Court before the verdict was delivered.

The Mayor said, “I was relieved to witness the High Court deliver a guilty verdict in the trial of the gangsters responsible for the brutal killing of little Emaan.”

Justice for Emaan

Emaan was gunned down in gang crossfire in February 2020, while playing in her street, in the Southern Suburbs. The killers, known gang members have now finally, 5 years later, been found guilty of the little girl’s tragic murder. They were also convicted of attempted murder of 4 others, as well as the possession of illegal firearms.

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis added, “Most of all, I am thankful that this family are gaining some measure of justice for the loss of their little one.”

Mayor GHL welcomed the guilty verdict handed down

The Mayor has at the same time called on the court to impose the maximum possible sentence for these murderers. He says the City will make a submission motivating for the court to deliver a sentence that sends a strong message to gangsters. Hill-Lewis says the actions of the murderers must be met with the harshest possible consequences at all times.

The Mayor said, “No amount of jail time can bring back Emaan, but I hope this sends a message to those gangsters in Cape Town who show no respect for human life, let alone the lives of little children.”

Justice for Emaan — Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis together with family and friends of Emaan Solomons (7) at the Western Cape High Court on 10 February.

He said, “This remarkable family has somehow managed to stay warm-hearted and kind, despite this tragedy.”

The harshest possible consequences

The Mayor also said that the goal of the City is to help the South African Police Service (SAPS) do much more, especially in the fight against gang, gun and drug crime.

‘It is families like Emaan’s who inspire us in our mission to make Cape Town safer, so that no family has to suffer this deep pain of loss in such a tragic way,” he added.

The Mayor promised the community of Ocean View and Emaan’s family that their officers will keep working every day to take more illegal guns and drugs off our streets together with SAPS. He says they will also keep pushing for more policing powers so their officers can take their crime prevention role a step further and build prosecution-ready case dockets to gain convictions for gang, gun, and drug crime.