Craig Lucas, winner of The Voice SA season two, has criticized a Cape Town publication, Daily Voice, after it published the medical history of his underage nephew who is accused of killing his parents.
Lucas broke his social media silence after the death of brother and sister-in-law earlier this month. According to the Cape Town publication, the couple was allegedly murdered by their son.
Craig Lucas took to Facebook to shame the Daily Voice for publishing details about his underage nephew. The details include allegations that he had a history of mental illness and had attempted to hurt his parents on more than one occasion.
He wrote in an open letter: “A lot of the information in the article is false, and tarnishes my brother and Arlene’s name. You might as well have spat on their graves. You don’t realize the impact the disgusting things you do has on the people you write about”.
He continued: “You have caused my family immense pain, at a time when we are going through the most horrendous thing that could happen to any family. The boy suffers from mental illness and the lies [the reporter] published and public backlash the boy has received since, has further impacted his mental health and the family fears may lead to the boy hurting himself. As a result of the article the family has been accosted”.
Craig Lucas revealed that he would be filing a complaint against the publication with the Human Rights Commission.
He continued: “The article has greatly influenced public perception around the case and thus may unduly influence the minor’s trial”.
Sources: MSN, The World News
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