South Africa: Pathologists Can't Cope With Western Cape Crime Wave

18 October 2017

Cases of gunshot deaths examined at Cape Town's forensic pathology services have increased by more than 56% over the last year, according to Marika Champion, director of communications for the Western Cape Department of Health.

"During a year-on year comparison between 2016 and 2017 there is a total overall increase of 56.5% of gunshot fatalities (from 306 to 479 cases during a three-month period)," Champion told GroundUp.

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