Get out of jail free card for mom sentenced to 12 months in prison

Court sets aside order for mom to be jailed after keeping child away from estranged husband

24 January 2024 - 19:53

The Pretoria high court has set aside the 12-month sentence it imposed on a mother who kept her child away from his father. ..

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