Child abuse in the Western Cape was thrust into the spotlight last week when a woman was arrested and charged for pouring boiling water over 5-year-old Unako Kala while he was apparently playing with dogs in her street. | Lisaleesolomon1 nickymccain
More victims have come forward in the alleged child sex ring case in which a senior advocate and acting judge stands accused.A Cape Town woman who allegedly poured boiling water over a 5-year-old child is facing a charge of intent to do grievous bodily harm.Experts say urgent intervention is needed to prevent child abuse cases such as this.
According to the aunt, Unako left their Zone 17 home to play with his neighbourhood friends at the park in Settlers Street, which is where the accused lives. She said the children were distracted by dogs in the street and wanted to play with them, but the dogs kept barking at them. "We went to her place to ask her why she did this to our boy," said an angry Mnyombolo.
He said scores of residents protested outside the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court on Friday where Makaluza appeared on a charge of intent to do grievous bodily harm. "We have intergenerational trauma. Look at our history as a country. That has never been dealt with. We don't have programmes where we focus on community healing," she said."Young children are often on the streets, running free, with no supervision. They have no proper spaces to play, and no one is watching them," she said.
"Due to the legacy of apartheid, there's so much brokenness in families, parenting and parenting abilities. How are we really supporting families? The best the government has done is create the childcare grant. But that's just money, and it often doesn’t even get beneficiaries to the end of the month," Kriel said.
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