New information has been brought to light regarding the teenage boy arrested for the murder of Deveney Nel. 'The next victim would not be so lucky' said the mother of the alleged first victim of the 17-year-old suspected to be Nel's killer.
New information has been brought to light regarding the teenage boy arrested for the murder of Deveney Nel.
After a prolonged and disgraceful legal battle, the girl’s mother was left distraught as the charge against the boy was withdrawn and no real retribution had resulted from the complaint.‘The justice system failed us and now a young girl from Caledon has lost her life’ commented the mother. Following the incident, the girl admitted that she had been orally raped. In response, the mother of the boy admitted to him being a problem child.
The National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape refused to deliver comments because the case involved two minors.reports that the state prosecutor at the time sent a letter to the Western Cape Department of Social Development. In the letter, a request was made that the boy be placed in an intervention programme for sexual offenders under Section 102B of the Criminal Procedure Act.
The mother questioned if the school would have accepted the boy had they been informed and if the boys parents tried to get him help after the initial incident or if he was allowed to carry on with his life without any true rehabilitation?She questions how a mother has to explain to her child that no justice would be served for her and now the person who hurt her is able to continue with his life and then claim the life of another.
Eric Ntabazalila, the Western Cape Spokesperson for the NPA, elaborated that the accused’s rights could also be protected until he is 21 years of age.
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