{"id":148909,"date":"2017-04-11T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/148909\/march-for-change-attack-victim-speaks-about-his-ordeal\/"},"modified":"2017-04-11T15:51:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T13:51:17","slug":"march-for-change-attack-victim-speaks-about-his-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/04\/11\/march-for-change-attack-victim-speaks-about-his-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Beaten and battered but not broken &#8212; March for Change attack victim speaks about his ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A truly inspirational and memorable march for Wychwood resident Kade Guerreiro (25), on Friday, turned ugly after he was attacked by a number of ANC supporters after the event.<\/p>\n<p>Guerreiro, a member of the DA, was excited to be part of the DA\u2019s March for Change, which saw over 20 000 people marching through the Johannesburg CBD, in opposition to President Jacob Zuma.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Dressed in a DA T-shirt and with a DA flag wrapped around him, Guerreiro attended the march with his fianc\u00e9, Renier Holmes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe march was absolutely fantastic; there was an amazing atmosphere and it was truly a march for change with people at one point all taking hands in unity,\u201d he said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople from all walks of life and different political affiliations came together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guerreiro and Holmes left the march feeling positive and began to make their way back to their vehicle which was parked in the parkade at the Johannesburg Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The local antique dealer told the GCN he was feeling relaxed and safe.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/rQLeqVacLbo' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>(Video taken from YouTube by Oliver Meth)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had been told not to walk close to Luthuli House so we didn\u2019t; we weren\u2019t looking for trouble,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were about two blocks away from Luthuli House, in Albertina Sisulu Road, when suddenly someone screamed \u2018run, run\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurning around, we saw people running towards us and we started to run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBricks and bottles were flying around us and at that point we got separated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found out afterwards that luckily the police had rescued Renier.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wLtvsJP8xnc' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>(Video taken from YouTube by Mikey TV)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guerreiro said something hit his head and he fell down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t see as the first thing someone did was take my glasses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was crouched on the ground trying to protect my face and they were kicking and hitting me and hitting me with branches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I thought this was the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to watch something like this on TV or hear about it, but when it is happening to you it\u2019s another story altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was also concerned about what was happening to my partner,\u201d Guerreiro said.<\/p>\n<p>The police intervened and Guerreiro was helped by an ANC supporter into a police van.<\/p>\n<p>Guerreiro said that during the attack he thinks he passed out a number of times but remembers people were all around the van, hitting the windows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed as if they wanted to get my flag and T-shirt off me as they ripped them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148910\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148910\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/15GCNGENERALKADE_33592-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/15GCNGENERALKADE_33592-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/15GCNGENERALKADE_33592-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/15GCNGENERALKADE_33592-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/15GCNGENERALKADE_33592.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kade Guerreiro had to have four staples put into his head after being attacked. He also suffered numerous scratches, bruises and welts from the beating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guerreiro was taken to Milpark Hospital for treatment for the injuries he sustained in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>He had to have four staples put in his head, he has a bruised abdomen and many scratches and welts from the branches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt cost me about R10 000 for my medical care, including the replacement of my spectacles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Mvn6VHI2MmQ' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em>(Video taken from YouTube by Rebecca Mogalagadi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, helped by Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan and Paul Willemburg, MPL, DA constituency head: Germiston, he opened a case of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm against his attackers.<\/p>\n<p>The attack, however, has not deterred Guerreiro from attending more marches and he will be attending the march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria tomorrow (Wednesday, April 12).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be there in my DA T-shirt and taking a stand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/148759\/community-unites-for-sawillrise-protest\/\">Community unites for #sawillrise protest<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4ab51fabd2ea0f563ec64f8951cac5e9'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wychwood resident Kade Guerreiro speaks about being attacked after the DA\u2019s March for Change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":148911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Melissa Hart","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[14251,1148,14250,14252,979,969,7196,14253,2846,2734,1529,976],"class_list":["post-148909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-anti-zuma-marches","tag-da","tag-da-march-for-change","tag-da-supporter-attacked","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-johannesburg-cbd","tag-kade-guerreiro","tag-march","tag-melissa-hart","tag-ward-36","tag-wychwood"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["anti-zuma marches","DA","DA March for Change","DA supporter attacked","germiston","germiston city news","Johannesburg CBD","Kade Guerreiro","march","melissa hart","ward 36","wychwood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}