AN ex-convict has given insight into the life of Station Strangler, Norman “Afzal” Simons, after spending time with him at Brandvlei Maximum Prison.
Ebrahiem “Katjies” Appollis, a former high-ranking 28s gangster, said Simons was a well-dressed “frans” who had “sturvy” and “feminine” maniere, which led a lot of prisoners to believe he was indeed the notorious serial child killer.
According to the former tronkvoël, Simons became a target for other prisoners, who allegedly wanted to take him out.
Simons, a former school teacher, was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen in 1995.
He was suspected of being a serial killer after the bodies of 22 boys were found in shallow graves in Mitchells Plain between 1986 and 1994. However, he was only ever convicted for…
