A man who was arrested for the murder of a Tulbagh boy is a convicted criminal who was out on parole. The body of Reagan Gertse, 8, was found on Sunday after he had gone missing earlier that day. Following leads and information handed to the detectives, a 53-year-old man was subsequently[…]
by Tauhierah Salie As gender-based violence continues to dominate news coverage in Cape Town and South Africa, calls for public access to the sexual offences register have heightened. However, there have been opposing views on whether community access would be beneficial or not. While some believe it could help prevent[…]
The brutal murder and abuse case of 18-month-old Jeremiah Ruiters has finally seen justice served, according to Cheslyn Steenberg of the Wake Up Kensington Campaign. On Wednesday, Ameerodien Peters was convicted in the Western Cape High Court for raping and murdering young Jeremiah on June 24 2017 and the young[…]
On Wednesday the Constitutional Court handed down a ground-breaking judgment with significant implications on how gang rapes will be treated in South African law and courts. The judgement essentially states that under the basis of “common purpose” those associated with a group, or groups, guilty of a gang rape could[…]
Social workers, neighbours, his grandmother and even his mother failed to protect 18-month-old Jeremiah Ruiters from the monster who attacked his little body for weeks – biting, clawing and breaking his growing bones. On Wednesday that man – his mother’s boyfriend Ameerodien Peters – was finally convicted in the Western[…]
All four of the men accused of a grisly rape and murder of a young Indian veterinarian have been shot dead by police, killed around the same area the young vet’s badly burned remains were discovered. The men had reportedly been taken to an area near the initial crime scene[…]
The Clareinch Post Office that currently serves as a grim reminder of the terrible things that happened to University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana could soon be renovated into a wellness centre in memory of the beautiful woman who was brutally raped and murdered there. According to Eyewitness News (EWN),[…]
A 37-year-old woman, who has been accused of raping a 14-year-old boy and sending explicit images and videos of herself to at least four other minors, has been granted bail under strict conditions. The Pretoria woman, who cannot be named until she has pleaded to the charges, appeared in the[…]
It’s been almost 20 years since Jesse Hess’s father last saw his ex-wife’s cousin, David van Boven. On Wednesday, he saw the man who once called him “Uncle Lance”, appearing in the dock for his daughter’s murder. “I don’t know… I have such mixed feelings,” Lance said as women protested[…]
A former Indian Army major general has ‘gone dark’ after his angry call during a TV debate for “death for death, rape for rape” in Kashmir caused a public outcry among civilians and the military. A political talk show on the TV9 Bharatvarsh channel was about the exodus of non-Muslim[…]
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