Discussion | GBV epidemic | WC courts dismissed 89 GBV cases in 2023

CAPE TOWN - The first and second quarter Court Watching Briefs Unit reports have been released. 

They show that in 2023, 89 cases of gender-based violence have been struck off the court rolls due to police sloppiness in the Western Cape alone.

Could these grim statistics be pointing to a failing criminal justice system?

Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety member, Reagen Allen, discusses this further.