Community Outreach Centre, St Mary’s had the privilege of being invited to RK Khan for a multi-sectorial training on the  Domestic Violence Amendment Act, Child Justice Amemdment Act, Sexual Offences Amendment Act, Thuthuzela Model, Medical Evidence collection and Child Interviewing.

The above topics were led by the Thuthela Care Centre and the National Prosecuting Authority and the SAPS Lab. They all demonstrated the exact processes that take place between the period of a violation taking place, and prosecution. We got to hear of success stories, and also gaps and challenges of getting convictions.

The key take away in all of this is that crimes need to be reported as much as possible for so that less cases land up as cold cases.