VIP unit victim’s mom hopes this will not be ‘swept under the carpet’

Belinda Fisher said the incident had collapsed her faith in the justice system

06 July 2023 - 19:12

The mother of the 25-year-old man who was left passed out on the side of the N1 highway in Johannesburg, after being severely beaten by members of the police’s VIP protection unit on Thursday, said she hoped the case would not be “swept under the carpet”...

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