Survivor from Montagu

Varity Bester from Montagu, who wished to be identified, reported spending years fighting for justice both in her own assault case against her brother and in her daughter’s rape case against a family friend. She said she has consistently had to deal with delays and other issues presented by court proceedings. Two years into her daughter’s case, she said, the court told her that her case had been withdrawn and that it had mysteriously disappeared from the court roll, only for it to re-emerge later with a new court date, once again without an explanation.

“My daughter was highly traumatized by what happened, all because of how the justice system failed us. This year it’s the seventh year that this case is carrying on.”