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‘He beat up my child’: Franschhoek mother alleges pressure to withdraw case

IOL · 02 September 2026 at 17:00

‘He beat up my child’: Franschhoek mother alleges pressure to withdraw case

A Franschhoek mother alleges the wife of a former detective offered to pay her 14-year-old son’s medical bills and asked her to withdraw a kidnapping and assault case.

The wife denies the claim.

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