Western Cape MEC of Social Development
Albert Fritz said his department will this year take a strong stance against
parents who neglect their children especially at holiday resorts and beaches.
This is after over 1 000 children were
separated from their families on New Year’s Day.
Over 70 children spent time at various
police stations across the province as they had not been identified by their
parents.
Fritz said what we will now do is discuss
this at the Child Justice forum where we are going to propose parents that are
negligent to be charged with child neglect.
“Charging them will make them suffer some
consequence for their irresponsibility during the festive season” Fritz
added.
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