Thirty miles from where Nathaniel Julies was murdered, Tshepiso Adoons, a 22-year-old with psychiatric disabilities, is shot and killed by police in Tembisa, South Africa
(Tembisa, South Africa). On Monday, September 7, 2020, the mother of Tshepiso Adoons, called the police to assist her in getting psychiatric help for her 22-year-old son, Tshepiso Adoons. Instead the police shot and killed him in his home when he hid from the police. An investigation into his death in ongoing. More of the […]
Hundreds mourn death of Nathaniel Julies, a 16-year-old with Down Syndrome, shot by South African police
“Nathaniel Julies, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, was shot dead on Aug 26 near his home in Eldorado Park…His family said the boy, whose speech was impaired, was out to buy biscuits from a shop when he was shot by police on patrol. Community members claim Julies was killed by police after they became frustrated […]