GBV cases on the rise � Police

A man beating up a woman
A man beating up a woman

A total of 227 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been recorded between July and September for the areas of Gaborone, Mochudi, Mogoditshane and Ramotswa, says a Botswana policewomen network.

During the launch of the Botswana policewomen network campaign against GBV, director of forensic science services, Helen Tumediso-Magora said that last year in the same period, a total of 80 cases were recorded compared to this year’s figures, which skyrocketed.

“For the second quarter of 2014 (July to September), the South Central Division recorded a total of 227 GBV-related cases as compared to last year when we had just about 80 cases reported,” she said.

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