Durban mom living in fear after opening rape case
A Durban mother is living in fear after she allegedly tried to open a charge of rape but was instead charged for lying.
The woman who cannot be named said she was raped on March 8, in the Bluff area while walking home.
She said she knew the suspect.
The victim said she went to the police station and opened a case of rape.
The woman claimed that she was interviewed by the Family Violence, Child Protection and S.e.xual Offences (FCS) unit and she was released.
The victim alleged that she was never given a case number or received a follow-up call from the detective.
“I then saw him (the suspect) sitting in a sports field amongst children and contacted the police about the investigation.
“I was taken by the police to do a pointing out and the suspect was arrested.”
The suspect was later released.
“He then arrived at my home and threatened to kill me and my three children.
“I was terrified and went to the police station to open a case of intimidation.”
She said police arrested the suspect.
“I was then contacted by the FCS department and I was charged with defeating the ends of justice and I was taken to a holding cells.”
The victim said she was forced to leave her three little children.
She claimed that the suspect and her travelled in the back of the police van to court the next day.
“He tormented me all the way to court. I was in tears.”
The victim said the charge of defeating the ends of justice was never placed on the roll and she was sent back home.
She said she was shocked by the treatment she received while trying to get justice.
KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said charges of rape, intimidation and defeating the ends of justice are investigated by Brighton Beach FCS Unit.
“The complainant alleged that she was raped by a known suspect who also intimidated her on a different date.
“The docket for rape was taken Senior Public Prosecutor for decision. The docket came back and the interview with the prosecutor was scheduled for 24 April 2023.
“A 31-year-old suspect was arrested for intimidation and appeared in court on 28 March 2023.
“During the investigation, it was established that the complainant lied under oath that she was intimidated by the suspect.
“A 34-year-old woman was placed under arrest for defeating the ends of justice.
“She appeared before the Durban Magistrates’ Court 28 March 2023 and the docket was declined to prosecute. The allegations levelled against the detectives from FCS Unit are unfounded.”
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