A mother’s betrayal | Carte Blanche | M-Net

[@MightyEt]

When are we going to charge the police and the people involved in this broken system?

[@Firstconsultsolar]

Too many to charge.

[@jay2bnvd]

Not going to happen. Best we can do, is take justice into our own hands. If you witness or become aware of child abuse, do NOT contact the police or social workers....that will bring you nowhere, I am talking from experience. 1. Get a group of people together that can collectively raise R5k. 2. Go to your nearest taxi rank, and seek out the Taxi association. 3. When to speak to their representative, tell them your story and that you need someone to take care of it. 4. You're welcome. 😉

[@rulenestephens3713]

Exactly my thoughts

[@bradleypeterson1117]

@@jay2bnvd

[@andrewworrall4302]

Its ANC run. They don't care when things are broken

[@mamasmagicalquests]

Our president is always talking about woman and child abuse. If he cared so much why are these services so hard to find? My heart is shattered for this little girl!

[@akoamoseetave3091]

The black man is not fit to run a government

[@paulinamasenya9248]

We never had a president

[@benjamindavid8535]

He is worried about the children in Gaza.

[@granthenderson696]

The President is a clown.

[@annatanneberger1]

@@benjamindavid8535 He is not worried about children in Gaza - that is just diversion so that people won't look on his doorstep.

[@ShaundeWittSA]

Despite this being very very difficult to watch, this is a reminder of the failing justice and welfare system in our country. Thanks to the efforts of Carte Blanche and former state employees who are willing to assist daily on these difficult cases to help friends and families find some form of closure. There are so many children in need of love and care, however their voices are made silent by the injustice of a failing system. We as communities need to stand up, step in and help in any way we can to stop abuse and domestic violence.

[@patricia7061]

One hundred percent correct regarding the failing justice.

[@honeybunch5765]

Agree. So sickening and infuriating. I am scared to think what the future holds for South Africans. Thank goodness I don't have kids. 😢

[@roosta-69]

Death sentence to child abuse no excuses this is sickening

[@chrisjpndala7576]

This should be None negotiable

[@darrynwilliams9360]

Research has shown that the death penalty doesn’t really have a meaningful deterrent effect on the commission of crime.

[@ShingwedziGlen]

I don't believe it!

[@granthenderson696]

@@darrynwilliams9360…show us a link because it works very well in the states of the USA where it’s used!

[@charmainemoodley2414]

Absolutely agree

[@conorlukesteer2524]

public servants in this country are there for a salary and nothing more. Disgusting.

[@amandasage7025]

This country is so backward , and the police only work for a salary. They don't know the law. SAPS should be charged .

[@SuperFilicia]

Yes ...they dont know anything. Some dont even know whar an affadavit is. Its scary.

[@MrKris1965]

Well you think that they are servants to society but in reality they're heartless, arrogant people.

[@moiravanniekerk6590]

True!

[@simonezuri8303]

Sad times in South Africa! 🇿🇦

[@PatriciaOIsaac]

This was hard to watch!!! Rest in eternal glory little angel.

[@chrisjpndala7576]

Brings tears to my eyes 😢

[@PatriciaOIsaac]

i sobbed the whole time i was watching, its heartbreaking!@@chrisjpndala7576

[@eileenbytheway3684]

Our poor innocent children😢 what is happening in this awful world 😢😢

[@PatriciaOIsaac]

so so sad i just cant comprehend@@eileenbytheway3684

[@PatriciaOIsaac]

mine too...Lord have mercy@@chrisjpndala7576

[@annJord123]

I also reported a case of child abuse from a child in my class last year. I then saw that the teacher from the previous year also reported it. Still to this day nothing has been done. 😢 The social worker came to school and interviewed the child and she denied any type of abuse and that was end of story. Sad thing is that, that child do not even know she is being abused she thinks it is normal. Something needs to be done!

[@janedoe2817]

The police, should be held accountable.

[@chrisjpndala7576]

Indeed they should

[@janedoe2817]

The problem with our country is that no civil or political servant is held accountable for their bad behavior and lack of service. So they keep doing what they do because there are no repercussions. Suspension with pay is not a punishment its a paid holiday.

[@chrisjpndala7576]

@@janedoe2817 a free ride

[@nonhlanhlamasikane3696]

exactly

[@melanytodd2929]

Nobody. NOBODY Is ever accountable 😢

[@timturner6133]

Very impressed by Erin Bates' research and presentation. Unlike so many presenters, she kept herself in the background and did not make this about herself. As a result, the viewer is able to learn from the situation and may be enabled to act sooner if necessary. Well done, Erin!

[@NeotheeOne]

So many people failed this innocent child. My heart bleeds for her. What a heart-wrenching story.

[@letikleyn7266]

I tried to report a case of child abuse when a girl ran into my house, vomiting from fear of her stepfather wanting to beat her up. No response from the police. The next morning, the police arrived 8 men strong with patrol vehicles on a case of child kidnapping. Unchain the Child returned the child to the mother, and everyone is still awaiting a court date to appoint a DSD social worker. She has since arrived with yet more bruises and markings at my house, but Unchain keeps on telling me that I should mind my own business. One child was already removed and placed in a place of safety after serious abuse. I think the entire situation is ridiculous, and someone should look into the idiotic cowboy style child protective services of Unchain the Child.

[@noreenhills2433]

Please don't give up on this child as you are most probably all she has in her difficult life. Bless you for your caring and continue to escalate to the powers that be to help her.💗 Its an absolute disgrace that nobody is assisting. Is there anybody out there that can assist this lady

[@chantallekemp4137]

where is Bheki Cele?!?!?!?! look at how USELESS your police are!!! SHAME ON YOU!!! NO one even tried to save this poor childs life even after reports! SIES MAN! SKAAM VIR JOU

[@tgreef5618]

Cele voel n f#k wat in die land aangaan ongelukkig

[@Scorpion-se4ef]

The mother should be locked up

[@ntsikinxosha9486]

The officials who don't know their duties and those who were ignorant are supposed to be arrested too.

[@rulenestephens3713]

I reported a case of child abuse. Child has been living with me since October I am still awaiting help from child protection services. I have begged them, but it is just no use. They just don't get back to ypu. Not in the jurisdiction of where the abuse was committed. 4 months later and I haven't even gotten a court order for being a place of safety. I've now given up. The child is safe with me.

[@melanytodd2929]

Well done. I did similar. It saved him.

[@paulheusdens5216]

Horrific and absolutely heart breaking. Where is the child's real father? Why wasn't he interviewed? Why was the mother awarded full custody? As an alienated father, this is my biggest fear. So many questions

[@lavonaalexander6330]

I want to Thank each of you who have tried so hard to fight for this little babies. Let all who is guilty police and all those who send people away be punished by the courts. This is sad, so sad. Thank you lady for feeding her and loving her , her last few days on earth. Little one, You an Angel now, look out for your brothers.

[@jennmokgadi3438]

For the police to act means they have to do their job and you can see that the police officer was getting annoyed when the lady was asking questions 😢😢

[@DebbieFleur-ff1fo]

Cause they to incompetent to answer

[@inesafrica6641]

The system doesn't carem it's time we take matters like these into our own hands . If you see or hear of a abused child intervene. F### the authority. They don't care.

[@princejamin8748]

This is horrific. The family should sue the police and the child services for negligence

[@Clairsmith123]

The same family that watched as she was beaten & Murdered??? 🤔

[@janedoe2817]

The problem with our country is that no civil or political servant is held accountable for their bad behavior and lack of service. So they keep doing what they do because there are no repercussions. Suspension with pay is not a punishment its a paid holiday.

[@ntombizethugebashe1067]

Everyone who should have responded and acted accordingly should be sued!!!!

[@beebilly]

Yes, that is a brilliant plan. Unfortunately they will not be!

[@briantafila9480]

I live in Botswana and I keep asking myself why I wasn't there even though I don't know these people I could have taken her and brought her here and raised her in a loving home I have no idea why I feel so guilty 😭😭 Iam sure I could have done something to help save

[@ZackBasson]

The police! They'd rather arrest someone skipping a stop than look after children. And lets face it, most are too lazy. They just sit and pull a salary. Like I've said with many other matters, the only way we can survive is to do it ourselves.

[@martinlunganilembede6367]

The way I love children, I wish every human being can protect our little ones😢

[@sphesihlemgilane6561]

Yhoo I couldn't finish watching this 😭 😢 literally stopped at 4:42 . Kayla thank you for trying your level best in saving this child's life❤. Yhoo hayi no , 😢 , as a mother my heart aches beyond words 💔 😔 😢.

[@leonamoss8032]

What has happened to the other two children? Heartbreaking? May justice be served!

[@lynettebrockway693]

Both Welfare and SAP should be held accountable for this precious little girls life! Let's not even talk about Edenvale.....

[@karincraig8169]

This is such a tragic story and a disgrace for our country. RIP little angel - you are saved from this horrible people.❤❤

[@steven320]

Give me 5 minutes with Stefan.

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

Give me 2 min with the mother

[@Clairsmith123]

He's a Blady Coward for beating up a baby like that. He needs a full grown Man to show him what a Real Man is 😡

[@steven320]

@@Clairsmith123 His prison mates will make sure he knows. Every single night.

[@erikalouwrens3992]

@@steven320 We can only pray this will be his fate

[@RobVog]

​@@steven320Unfortunately not , it's probably more a right of passage in SA prisons these days than anything. This isn't a movie and our prisoners have zero moral values

[@jay2bnvd]

If you witness or become aware of child abuse, do NOT contact the police or social workers....that will bring you nowhere, I am talking from experience. 1. Get a group of people together that can collectively raise R5k. 2. Go to your nearest taxi rank, and seek out the Taxi association. 3. When to speak to their representative, tell them your story and that you need someone to take care of it. 4. You're welcome. 😉

[@alexandranett2715]

This can still be done........let them take care of the mother, her monster and their friends! The mother is a special kind of useless evil!

[@MAGAISKLAN]

Or go straight to the media.

[@simphiwembatha645]

My heart is sore, RIP nana 😔😔😔

[@thestars43]

This is extremely heartbreaking and disappointing. It's difficult to watch because I love children so much. RIP dear little one

[@JayJay-qu5oo]

Just another case demonstrating the consequences of state employees that are not qualified and/or able to do the job that they are paid to do. The police were not procrastenating, that implies they were going to do something eventually. If the guy had an outstanding warrant why did they not use that to act when it was initially reported. An able-bodied, critically thinking officer would have been able to take action when a member of the public reports a crime commited against a CHILD!

[@cuetm]

Could this be considered a violation of human rights? Shouldn't child services and law enforcement be held responsible for their actions? It seems hypocritical for a country to pursue justice at the International Court of Justice for crimes against humanity, yet fail to address similar issues within its own borders. Instead, there appears to be a lack of accountability, with officials receiving substantial salaries while taxpayers bear the burden. This situation is deeply concerning and warrants immediate attention.

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

@@cuetmthe SA government brought the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice to distract from the domestic issues here in SA which they're not paying attention to. It's a typical political move in an election year.

[@marinamunro2965]

It's heartbreaking. The mother and the boyfriend should both be locked away for a long time and be sterilised so they can not have children ever. Where was the biological father in all this?

[@firstcomment749]

Some ppl simply are not parental material. Ditto for officials who are suppose to do their jobs - excuses does not make them not complicit. Why must infants pay for it? It's just not fair!!

[@NeilSanna]

So so sad. My heart bleeds for this child. Rest in power angel

[@chrisjpndala7576]

Even childline is useless

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

Imagine 😢😢😢😢this country is doomed and there is so many other kids going through this and these monsters getting away with it

[@melanytodd2929]

Yes.

[@stevennicholas5472]

Disgusting. Anyone involved in these crimes, including police and social workers who turn a blind eye should be held accountable.

[@Rithe2024]

My heart aches for those kids. I wonder what happened to her siblings

[@ralphbarnard8969]

We have been trying to get foster care of a boy and we have been everywhere. Child welfare JHB, Roodepoort every where. South African child law amazes me

[@inesafrica6641]

Maybe try contacting Annari from this video. Maybe she has advice or can help. I don't know. 😢😢😢

[@donotlie3384]

Sir, the best place concerning child protection issues is any Dept of Social Development office not SASSA office. Government social workers are very helpful.

[@rulenestephens3713]

​@@donotlie3384I have been with Social Services begging them for help. They just don't care.

[@ralphbarnard8969]

I tried everywhere we went to Roodepoort Jhb CBD even tried a afrikaans church to help we get send from pillar to post@@donotlie3384

[@ralphbarnard8969]

Let met try thank you did not even think about that @@inesafrica6641

[@Lynettevanwyk]

This country and it's people are making me SICK!!!!!!!

[@yomie7026]

Kayla, you're amazing for doing all you can to protect those children

[@NSM531]

The system is failing these kids it's so sad .

[@brianrodriguez9347]

Imagine

[@amandavan55]

@sontomandiwana5612 There is no system........

[@GraceAndBlessings1906]

This is so sad. How as South Africans we have failed this poor little girl. I hope the other two children are in safe custody. If you ask a government official on their side they will say they don't have enough resources but we had money to send an envoy to the Hague . For what seriously when we have no resources or money for our own people.

[@Shantz-rw1xi]

Police in this country is pathetic, the system failed this child😢

[@yomie7026]

The system wasn't designed for the common people

[@nokimotsweni620]

I cannot believe how you can watch a child being thrown about, punched and do nothing about it. Also, why aren't we deploying a decent amount of Afrikaans speaking police at each station?? I am DISGUSTED. This child deserves justice. This child was probably waiting for her mum to swoop in and stop the beating and she did nothing.

[@inesafrica6641]

Her disgusting mother failed her. And her siblings. This whole thing sickens me. And guess what. Abuse like this is still going on and nobody does anything

[@riaanpienaar5611]

Your question should be: ''''Why aren't Bheki Cele and the ANC government deploying a decent amount of Afrikaans speaking police at each station?

[@xmc7189]

I'm thinking about that popular evangelical hymn at funerals, "It is well with my soul" The soul remembers so how can this little soul rest in peace with all this pain agony and abuse that she went through?

[@similomkwanazi2171]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Palmstreet-u7x]

u are going to be classed as a racist if they see this message, that how low class these ethnic groups are, apartheid gets blamed for everything,

[@kalayvaninaidoo6805]

I'm broken.. how can adults do this!!!! Cruelty , evil... as for the mother , I have no words. It's your child!!!!

[@o.c2231]

Shame, R.I.P princess❤Those monsters will get what’s coming to them!

[@chrisjpndala7576]

South Africa we're on our own 😢

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

We sure are only way is to take the law into our own hands

[@chrisjpndala7576]

@@Kelly-d9l4t agreed 100%

[@yomie7026]

@@chrisjpndala7576 arm yourselves with MONEY!! Racism/Sexism doesn't exist among the rich. Trust me, if this family was rich, Ramaphosa himself would have been overseeing this case personally.

[@chrisjpndala7576]

@@yomie7026 that's the sad reality for most of us 😭

[@melanytodd2929]

Yes.

[@cilviasegokodi4046]

This is heart breaking 💔 😢

[@helenduplessis4166]

Poor baby! I am so sorry! 😞

[@thandozuma8740]

This is disgusting, to think that are other children going through the same thing rn and the system is failing them breaks my heart.

[@queenletshabo749]

I don’t know why I watched this. I am utterly shuttered. Those poor babies.😭😭😭Useless adults occupying spaces they don’t deserve!! They should be held accountable!

[@dthegamer1994]

This is so sad. 😢😢. I am speechless. That Angel had to go through all of that. Im heart Broken 😢😢

[@biancaruddy2047]

How is this even possible. The authorities need to be held accountable!

[@angelmiriammitchell8774]

It's heartbreaking😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@CheapCharlieMiner]

thank you ! great video !

[@Cathrine-v9n]

THIS IS SO SO HEARTBREAKING . 💔 I absolutely cannot ! How could he do such a thing !😡😡😡😡😤

[@elisaalighieri2041]

Total failure of the system

[@bonololo3748]

How's that democracy working for ya?

[@munchi8]

This is heartbreaking I’m so sorry little angel that those who was suppose to protect you failed you 💔

[@moniquemoen5522]

The purple angel ! We all need to understand that we are on this earth to uplift our vulnerable ❤

[@nikitawood5435]

I just reported possible child abuse to the cops after a kid was shouting, screaming begging her mother to let her in the house. The mother locked her child outside out the enclosed patio as punishment. This went on for over 30min. This is abuse in my eyes. It's cold outside and locking your child outside as punishment having her beg you to open the door. That's trauma right there. Cops didn't even bother showing up at the house to check up on the child. What do i do?!

[@lizettepretorius8382]

ANC is to blame for all the decay in our system!

[@yomie7026]

Greed. The love of money has corrupted the souls of people.

[@firstjansen1072]

Oh how sad sad. This story made me cry. We need to do something to protect all children. They all deserve to feel wanted and loved... Free from violence and neglect🙏🙏🙏

[@munchi8]

Everyone that this was reported to should be held liable!

[@Ms-lb7lb]

I reported a case of child neglect to child welfare and till today I didn’t receive feedback. Do we have to pay people to do their jobs.

[@dikeledimothiba65]

Same. In the Western Cape in Wynberg. They never responded. So very painful

[@biancaruddy2047]

This is the most tragic heartbreaking story to watch. I have a three year old myself and can’t imagine how anyone can do this to a child or how a mother allowed it. 💔😢💔😢💔

[@Roe_Roe]

The police. Our social systems are at derail the moment people working in departments that are supposed to be serving people only work there for their own survival. In Zimbabwe, there’s a saying that if you fail your secondary education, go to be a police officer. This is how we end up in these circumstances😩

[@bridgeriley9506]

Let’s start our own private “justice for children” group and take matters into our own hands! If the police are not caring then why should we sit back and accept it. It’s not going to change and we all know that. It’s time we fight for the children and do what it takes to help them.

[@ayeshabuggas3118]

Hi , thank you for this programme. What is being done regards to getting hold of child services now ? Thank you

[@sadiegabs1112]

This is one of thr worst stories i ever heard. Extremely disturbing. Rest sweetly angel. Youre in the safest place now

[@talanisingh8326]

Whomever turned these pleas of help away should be held accountable. As a mother it is her DUTY to protect her children to the death. This is so far removed from everything that is right. Nobody should be allowed to be breeding if they can’t tell right from wrong. This is horrifying across the spectrum on so many levels. Poor babies. 😢

[@christinakostadinova7579]

And what hurts the most is that there are many families out there wishing and praying for a child. The system is so broken. She could of been saved, adopted and loved.

[@ronetteprinsloo5048]

It should not be this difficult to report these things!

[@carolannhodge]

Every official that palmed them off should be arrested for failing in duty. Now If someone had gone into that house and taken the child away, garenteed the police would have been there.

[@pamelatimm2427]

So very sad. This cannot be allowed to carry on - bring back the death penalty, the taxpayer should not bear the burden of feeding & clothing these monsters in jail. I am horrified by this story

[@marilynjantjies9193]

Why didn't they take the child to the local clinic. The nurses would've call the police and that child would've been send to hospital.

[@donotlie3384]

Fellow SAns, approach the Dept of Social Development offices when you witness any kind of child abuse. Take the name of any person who will assist you there. If you are not satisfied, you can report them to their superiors. However, it rarely gets to that point because social workers there will help you.

[@rulenestephens3713]

Been there done that... Still waiting for help.

[@donotlie3384]

@@rulenestephens3713 which office?

[@nonhlanhlamasikane3696]

Why didn't they help this kid? Three people reported the same case to police and social workers. Instead, they took them from pillar to post. You say social workers do help, but which social worker???

[@donotlie3384]

@@nonhlanhlamasikane3696 DSD social workers. SASSA and DSD are two different entities hence i asked which DSD office did he approach.

[@catrien9824]

How many people know about DSD? Obviously almost nobody, otherwise this child would still have been alive.

[@Missme_1]

They should all be charged, the complainants, the police, the parents, because you can't stand by and watch 😢😢😢

[@theadance7282]

This story is just shocking and nobody in the 'legal system' intervened to help this poor, innocent l child....How utterly disgusting.

[@ellennaftalie9625]

Why would anyone do this to children 😢

[@salzwell25]

The boyfriend was/is evil.

[@Slindo_M]

This is disgraceful. 💔 I’m so heartbroken. May her beautiful, innocent soul rest in peace.

[@trayc_e]

Social Services told us they dont have enough cars to go investigate our complaint, i even offered my car...then i was told its mother and daughter first...so my husband wont stand a chance...we went from pillar to post...watching this is like dejavu

[@reinetteraubenheimer9361]

....speechless.....

[@lindalagrange8754]

This is getting so bad. Child and woman abuse. Yet the police always say that there is procedure to follow. By that time it's too late

[@harrivithi8109]

Very sad and very gripping story telling

[@wykesfoundation4442]

RIP precious soul. ❤ This is so sad...hope the perpetrators pay for their evil deeds. Carte Blanche.. pls find out what happened to her siblings ..they need counselling, love and care ..DCS..pls throw away the key of these demons .

[@catherinethemba]

💔 fly free beautiful little angel. So cruel.

[@kolourgen1762]

💔Kayla - thank you for trying🙏🏽; Chanelle- thank you for trying🙏🏽; 💜Annerie du Plessis- you are an ANGEL for the work you are doing! Thank you 🙏🏽! To the staff at the clinic who reported the case - 🙏🏽thank you! To the police involved - 🤬🤬🤬!

[@jackiemonyemoratho4190]

There is no excuse for a mother to subject her children to so much abuse.

[@malasookraj1928]

Justice for these kids.hope it happens.irs all we can do in SA is hope

[@fatimadossantos3912]

Yoh....im so angry... rather delete my full message.... Yoh im angry...

[@thatosefatsa530]

Your vote determines the country's future. The system is messed up and not that It can't be fixed but but it will take a nation to protect the future generation

[@gordonhopkins4658]

I honesty hope the prison justice system works for this poor child.

[@tshepo7122]

Incompetence. SA needs a constitutional review

[@charrie.sunshine]

This broke my heart

[@Angel-zn4qj]

Cele? Where are you????????????????????

[@annatanneberger1]

The world loves "blended families." It is the modern thing. But the reality is that blended family means step parents. And step parents abuse - because it is someone else's child that is in the way. And if the second biological parent is absent there is nobody to protect the child. My mother died when I was 14. My father remarried 6 months later. I became effectively homeless. At least I wasn't a helpless toddler. But the betrayal of the biological parent is the deepest, most long-lasting pain, leaving very deep scars.

[@Larry4867]

This was hard to watch😿

[@sonnettebekker]

CHILDREN ARE PRECIOUS, SPECIAL AND HELPLESS. PLEASE LET'S DO ALL IN OUR POWER TO UNIFY TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT.