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Bheki Cele: ‘I apologise to all victims of crime for the pain and anguish these delays have caused.’ The national backlog at forensic science laboratories is 208,291 cases.Image: GCIS
BACKLOGS AT FORENSIC CRIME LABS

‘It’s been nightmares for everyone’: Bheki Cele apologies for backlogs at police forensic science labs

Police minister Bheki Cele has apologised to victims of crime whose cases have been delayed by backlogs at forensic crime labs. He said the backlog was giving police sleepless nights. “It has been nightmares for everyone relying on the…

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