A Pietermaritzburg woman who is allegedly
continually being violently abused by a former partner said she has now lost
faith in the police.
The woman, whose identity has been
withheld, said her ordeal at the hands of her former boyfriend, has been going
on for years.
The man is the father of her
two-year-old child.
The woman said despite taking him to
court in July last year for assault, he simply continues to ignore the court’s
warning to stay away from her.
According to the woman, the man was
given a suspended sentence on conditions that he does not assault her again and that he should attend a rehabilitation programme for alcoholism and seek
counselling.
A friend of the victim said they do not
understand why the man was only charged for assault, as he has allegedly declared
he is going to kill her and should have been charged with attempted murder.
The victim said she believes laying
charges against her abuser has put her life even further at risk instead of
helping her situation.
She said after the court case, the man
showed up twice to the counselling sessions, and both times he was drunk.
Police spokesperson Musa Ntombela said
the police were investigating a case of assault against the man.
Lifeline domestic violence programme
manager, Lungile Mkhonza, said in her experience, most police stations take
domestic violence cases too lightly.
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