Asked by Essy on 21-09-2023 21:19:21
Question posted in the Criminal Law category relating to Gauteng
Hey. My partner has been going back and forth to court for months. He has a pending assault case against a woman who broke down our door and claimed he physically assaulted her after. He has been showing up to court, but has not been getting anywhere because either the accuser the one day, or her lawyer the next are missing a lot of court appearances. It's been months now, he's trying to apply for jobs, but the pending case is showing up on his background checks. The police have already stated that she had no visible signs of being assaulted even though she claimed he had dragged her across the street and punched her in her face. The witnesses who were there also collaborated his story. But they keep pushing back the dates. He has court again next week Thursday, we're worried she's not going to show up again, creating more delays. This has put his whole life on hold. Is there nothing we can do to get the judge to understand that the delays are stopping him from being able to find a job and take care of his kids?
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