Two Somalis fined for uttering false documents
Friday, April 13, 2007
In her judgement, Mujaji said she considered all the mitigation factors submitted by defence counsel Lyndon Mothusi and Shire's husband Varian. "I have also considered that you are aged 40 and 45 respectively and that you are female offenders. The first accused person (Shire) is taking care of a mentally retarded child.
The sad reality is that some of these incidents go unreported for a variety of reasons, either because the parents have been paid off or the family has chosen to protect the culprit at the expense of the child who was denied the right to innocence and play freely without a care in the world.Two weeks back, we carried an article about a man from Gumare who defiled a 16-year-old boy from Shakawe, a despicable act, which is one of the many cases of...