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It's unreasonable to blame cops for Kawa's harm - dissenting justices

While the majority of the Constitutional Court bench had ruled in favour of Andy Kawa’s lawsuit against the police, some justices dissented as they did not believe that a legal duty had been established on the part of the police to prevent the harm she suffered

Siviwe Feketha Political reporter

While the majority of the Constitutional Court bench had ruled in favour of Andy Kawa’s lawsuit against the police, some justices dissented as they did not believe that a legal duty had been established on the part of the police to prevent the harm she suffered.

Penning the minority ruling, acting justice Dhaya Pillay pointed out that wrongfulness could not be established due to the omissions by the police...

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