Former Western Cape premier Gerald Morkel called for...

Former Western Cape premier Gerald Morkel called for the reintroduction of the death penalty whilst attending the funeral of nine-year-old Miquela Appollis, slain by gangster crossfire near her home in Steenberg. Morkel said his call was his own position, not that of his party the Democratic Alliance. He said the Constitution had to be amended "so you can look at these heinous crimes and bring back the death penalty again". His words were applauded by the hundreds of people who crammed the Old Apostolic Church in Steenberg, only a few blocks from where Miquela was killed.