Speak out against abuse‚ KZN’s top cop urges kids
Children must break the silence and report abuse to the police or their parents - even if they are being intimidated. KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Police Commissioner Major-General Bhekinkosi Langa made this call on Monday in reaction to a 31-year-old man being jailed for 18 years for repeatedly raping his young niece.The man was convicted and sentenced by the Pinetown Regional Court‚ near Durban‚ on Friday.The seven-year-old girl’s lengthy ordeal began in December 2013 when she was at home watching television. She was called by her uncle to the garage where he raped her. The rapes continued until 2015.“All along the victim was scared to report the matter to her mother as she was threatened by the accused‚” said police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane.“In June last year‚ her brother saw the accused allegedly raping her and he reported the matter to her mother.:It was when the case was opened at Pinetown police station for further investigation. Pinetown Family Violence‚ Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit took over investigation that led to the arrest‚” he said. ..
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