SOUTH AFRICA: 438 Suspects Arrested in 62 Days by Police in Kwazulu-Natal Province

Kwazulu-Natal Province Police have arrested no fewer than 438 suspects for various cases such as rape, sexual assault, assault, concealment of birth, kidnapping and attempted rape.
Police spokesman, Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, in a release said that in January 2021 alone, 18 convictions were made and two terms of life imprisonment, as well as a total of 149 years imprisonment for sexual related cases were attained.
He said that During the month of December 2020 to January 2021, detectives at the KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units continued to ensure that justice is served to the victims of rape and sexual abuse across the province.
The Police image maker quoted acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Major General Thulani Gonya, as saying, “It is disturbing to hear of cases where women are being assaulted, abused and raped and in addition to this is child abuse.
“The women are let down by the very people who should be protecting them. The KwaZulu-Natal police officials are fighting this epidemic around the clock to bring all perpetrators to justice, thus giving peace to the victims and hope to women and children.”