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

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...From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.

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