Mount Ayliff Christmas Day Massacre

The Mount Ayliff Christmas Day Massacre, also known as the Mount Ayliff Killings, was a mass shooting which occurred on the morning of 25 December 2020. It took place in the village of Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa and resulted in the death of between seven[1] and nine people.[3] At least six people were reported injured in the attack.[1] It was reported that most of the dead were from the nearby village of Nokhatshile.[1][5][2]

Mount Ayliff Christmas Day Massacre
LocationMount Ayliff, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date25 December 2020[1]
05:00 SAST[1]
Attack type
Mass shooting[2]
DeathsBetween 7[1] and 9[3]
InjuredBetween 6[1] and 12[4]

The cause of the event was reported to have been a dispute over minibus taxi routes between competing taxi operators.[1][5][2]

The South African National Defense Force was called in to assist the police in the search for suspects as they had escaped into the surrounding area following the incident.[5][6] The following day six suspects, injured in the incident, were arrested.[4] Seven suspects appeared before the Mount Ayliff Magistrates Court on charges relating to the incident on 28 December 2020.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Seven nabbed for Mt Ayliff Christmas massacre". TimesLIVE. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. Persens, Lizell. "6 men arrested for Mount Ayliff shooting, more arrests expected". ewn.co.za. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. "9 dead, scores injured in Christmas day slaughter". HeraldLIVE. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. Seleka, Ntwaagae. "Mount Ayliff killings: Six people arrested for deadly Christmas Day clash between rival groups". News24. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. "Police rope in the SANDF as the search for perpetrators of Mount Ayliff taxi violence continues". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. Mthethwa, Cebelihle. "Mount Ayliff Christmas unrest: SANDF joins search for killers after 'taxi violence' leaves 7 dead, 6 injured". News24. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  7. Mthethwa, Cebelihle. "Mount Ayliff killings: Accused in court for Christmas Day attack where 7 died". News24. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

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