In an unprecedented moment, a mother from Pretoria was sentenced to 12 months in jail for refusing to give her former partner access to their child. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria found the woman in contempt of two court orders made by the same court in 2021 and 2022. The judge presiding over the case found that the mother had deliberately disobeyed the courts from the beginning of the matter in August 2021.
Managing Director of Mashitisho Attorneys Incorporated, Kholofelo Mashitisho unpacks this.
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6 сен 2024