19 March 2015
The Western Cape Department of
Social Development has launched an investigation after a 17-year-old teenager
allegedly forced his 3-year-old sister to smoke marijuana.
The department was made aware
of this incident after it was posted on social media.
MEC Albert Fritz said we had a
couple of social workers who managed to trace the 17-year-old and the toddler,
and we have also involved the South African Police Service for their
assistance.
“What we will now do is to see
how we can assist the 17-year-old because he is a youth offender. First a remedial
assistance not only to rock up but to assist him and then secondly to remove
the child into safe custody and see what we can do” Fritz added
The department will not do a
thorough assessment of the family and then necessary action will be taken.
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