EDITORIAL | Cracks in justice system and blind support for offenders is hell for victims of abuse

It is deeply disappointing how some sectors of society can protect and cover up heinous crimes minors

10 July 2023 - 20:54

To think that an eight-year-old boy could have been spared the torturous betrayal and abuse allegedly at the hands of his friend’s father, the last person he saw as he took his final breath, if only our justice system worked effectively and efficiently, is equal parts heartbreaking and infuriating...

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