Johannesburg - Legal counsel for Johannesburg businesswoman Andisiwe Kawa, who laid charges against the police after she was robbed and gang-raped for 15 hours in 2010, have argued before the Constitutional Court the police had to be liable for their failure to bring the perpetrators to book.
According to court papers, Kawa had been on a business trip to Port Elizabeth when, while walking at Kings Beach, she was abducted, assaulted and raped in the sand dunes. Kawa is suing the police for more than R5 million as she claims to have suffered depression and post-traumatic stress as a result of the incident.
The high court, which said the police had pay 40% of the woman’s damages, had found the searches were below standard as it missed the spot where the woman was held hostage and that the subsequent investigation was negligent, but this was reversed by the SCA on appeal.
TheStar_news Why was she walking alone on the beach and apparently at night time?
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If I was a case of beer or whiskey, SAPoliceService would've found it in the deep of the night. For how long must they hire incompetent people?
1000% behind her....Cele and his idiots know what NOT to do....totally worthless...the failed state govt should be held jointly liable !
I'm behind her on this one 100%.👍
Never ever trust the police to help or protect you
bloody incompetent SAPoliceService wasting taxpayers money with shoddy work is now dragged to apex court. i wish Kawa good luck in exposing these blood suckers and claiming her protection rights.
Never ever trust the SAPS.