During the month of October, Family Violence, Child Protection & Sexual Offences Units in KwaZulu-Natal managed to secure a number of convictions for crimes directed at women and children.
Teams of investigators from the various units managed to secure 50 convictions during the same period, while other cases remain under investigation.
A total of 447 suspects were arrested and 50 convictions secured in one month.
Nine accused were sentenced to life imprisonment, while the others were sentenced to a total of 495 years in prison.
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These suspects were arrested for various crimes such as rape, sexual assault, child abandonment and robbery.
The KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa, commended the FCS officers for securing these convictions.
“During the festive season, we will be focusing more intensely on crimes against women and children. Those who cause harm to our women and children must be prepared to spend the festive season behind bars,” he said.
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