Lenient rulings shocker! KZN magistrate fails child rape victims

Magistrate gave father who raped his 11-year-old child a suspended sentence

17 November 2019 - 00:05 By TANIA BROUGHTON

She let a child rapist walk free, labelled a man convicted of raping his 11-year-old daughter a "loving father", and allegedly sent a would-be child killer home...

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