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Girl found courage to tell of sexual abuse

She asked me if I believed her, and I said, ‘Yes child, I believe you.’
Witness Testimony

AN 11-year-old girl, who was repeatedly raped, cried in pain outside her home on the morning of June 10, 2018, after she had been beaten with a sjambok.

A neighbour said he saw the child crying and took her to his home, where his wife took care of her.

He testified in the Durban High Court on Monday that after he took her to safety, the girl had found the courage

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