The organisation’s reaction follow the NPA’s announcement that it came to the decision due to insufficient evidence.

Last month Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu announced that there were no witnesses or suspects and a medical examination found no foreign DNA on the little girl. Women's Rights International's Farida Myburgh says this will further discourage victims of sexual assault from reporting crime to authorities.

“Something went wrong in the investigating process and that mother that is there with her child and the child is traumatized, the child needs psychological support. The mother needs psychological support as well and for us it's shocking because at the end of the day there are injustices that are apparent here in withholding this decision for several months. I must say that it's deeply concerning. How will people go to the authorities with confidence or report to the NPA or police when they are raped if the investigations found no evidence,” Myburgh sa
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