SJD1501 Assignment 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Semester 1 2024 LATEST UPDATE [GRADE A+] - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

SJD1501 Assignment 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Semester 1 2024 LATEST UPDATE [GRADE A+] - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Assignment 5 Article 1 : Intimate partner based violence 1.1. Internet sources: 1.2. The article is about the alleged killing of a partner. Petrus Sibiu was murdered by his partner Anna Mayibila age 36. The woman after killing the partner lied to the police about the whereabouts of the deceased after the family reported the deceased missing. On 4th January 2020 Petrus’s body was found stashed underneath Anna’s bed. Anna was immediately arrested for murder. When asked by the police how the victim died, she explained that they had an argument with the victim and she pushed him, resulting in his death. She appeared in Carolina Magistrate's court on the 6th of January 2020 on a murder charge. Her case was postponed to the 15th of January 2020 for a bail application. 1.3. found the article interesting because it is about domestic violence. The issue of protection rights, the constitution mainly focuses on the protection of the abuse of women and children forgetting that men are also victims of domestic violence and they need support and protection as well. 1.4. The story is related to our criminal justice system because there are many domestic violence cases in our society that are affecting the male partners and the officials mostly don’t attend to those cases. Whereas some men don’t report domestic violence cases in fear that they will be seen as weak by the community. In the end, the case results in murder or suicide when a partner feels that he is not getting help. 1.5. The role players in this article are:  The Police (SAPS) – they made an arrest and investigated the case.  Magistrate 1.6. Yes, because the woman was immediately arrested for the murder of her partner and the community members more especially couples were urged to seek help to resolve domestic disputes instead of resorting to violence