ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za A WOMAN who claimed that she was gang-raped 40 years ago during a party at a house in Durban now wants to sue her alleged attackers for R600 000 in damages.
However, in order to do so, she first has to have the law changed regarding the prescription on civil claims.
The woman, 57, who cannot be identified due to the nature of the alleged crime, issued summons against two of her alleged rapists in the high court in Durban.
Besides denying knowing her, let alone raping her, they objected to her claim on the grounds that she should have in law launched her civil claim three years after the alleged incident, unless she could prove that she was not able to do so at the time.…
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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-04-30