ANC MP attacked, strangled

Cape Town 30.01.11 (from left) Sue Van Der Merwe , NEC , Mathole Matshokge ,NEC, and Annelize Van Wyk , Dep Convener PTT and Appollis Solomans , PTT Member. all attending the ANC Regional Electoins that was held at the Boland Collage. picture : neil baynes

Cape Town 30.01.11 (from left) Sue Van Der Merwe , NEC , Mathole Matshokge ,NEC, and Annelize Van Wyk , Dep Convener PTT and Appollis Solomans , PTT Member. all attending the ANC Regional Electoins that was held at the Boland Collage. picture : neil baynes

Published Apr 8, 2013

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Cape Town - ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was assaulted when her Cape Town home was robbed, according to a report on Monday.

“Two males assaulted and strangled her until she lost consciousness. The suspects fled when her son arrived home,” Captain Frederick van Wyk told The Times newspaper.

Van der Merwe, 58, was attacked in her Rondebosch home just before 9pm on Friday.

The robbers reportedly made off in a silver Hyundai. Bank cards were missing from the home.

The African National Congress MP worked for the Black Sash in Cape Town from 1988 to 1991, The Times reported.

She became an MP in 1996 and served as deputy minister of foreign affairs from 2004 to 2009. She was a parliamentary counsellor to the president from 2001 to 2004. - Sapa

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