MOST READ: Patrick Buthelezi said he was now looking to get his life back on track after many years of pain, suffering and humiliation that he had to endure.
For his pain and suffering he launched his civil claim. The ministers of police and justice, the national director of public prosecutions and director of public prosecutions Kwazulunatal were the respondents in the matter, handled by Judge Mahendra Chetty, at the Durban High Court.
He said the investigating officer and prosecutor were aware that the girl claimed another teacher at the school witnessed a part of the rape incident, but the teacher in question gave a statement which indicated she “saw no such thing.”Buthelezi, who was represented by attorney Viren Singh, claimed that the arresting officer, the investigating officer and the prosecutor, withheld vital information at his bail hearing, which effectively misled the court.
The girl said Buthelezi had sexual intercourse with her, and that the other teacher witnessed the incident. Chetty noticed that the officer was not prepared to take responsibility for this, and preferred to lay the blame with the prosecutor. The court was at odds with him over why he did not interview other children at the school as the grandmother said the girl was crying and upset for a while.
In spite of medical report showing that the child had no fresh vaginal injuries around the time of reported rape, the prosecutor said she believed they had a strong case against Buthelezi.She eventually conceded that she had more time to prepare, she could have adjourned for further investigations and that she “inadvertently misled the court” by not submitting certain information.
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