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Police Minister ordered to pay Durban woman R580,000 for unlawful arrest in mistaken identity case

Cynthia Khedama was arrested at King Shaka International Airport over a mistaken identity and was detained for at least 12 days in what she described as a ‘dirty dirty cell with faeces’.

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Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Elderly man wrongfully arrested for child rape to receive R1. 5 million in damages

An elderly man from Mpumalanga, wrongfully accused of child rape and imprisoned for over 16 months, is set to receive R1. 5 million in damages from the police after a Gauteng High Court ruling.

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Zelda Venter|Published