GBV not acceptable, even when provoked, judges rule
Husband who lashed out at wife over adultery claims loses bid to overturn assault conviction and suspended sentence
23 June 2024 - 00:00
A Verulam man has failed in his bid to overturn his conviction for assaulting his wife, with two KwaZulu-Natal judges saying that even though he was provoked “responding with violence will not be tolerated, nor will the striking of women”...
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