THE KwaZulu-Natal Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units arrested 239 suspects in the month of June.
The suspects were arrested for crimes that included statutory rape, kidnapping, abduction, rape, attempted murder, assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, child neglect and indecent exposure.
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KZN police spokesperson, Col Thembeka Mbele said the suspects appeared in various courts within the province.
According to Mbele, detectives managed to secure 301 convictions and the accused were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment.
She said more cases are pending in court and, as police, they are positive that the suspects will be receiving sentences that will serve as a lesson to other criminals.
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“People who break the law should be removed from society and law enforcement will continue to achieve such positive results if more victims come forward.
She added that the victims in these cases should be applauded for being resilient and not allowing the perpetrators to control or silence them.
“Police are continuing to make the province a safer and better place for women and children by putting perpetrators of GBV in jail,” she said.
