{
  "id": 1628957,
  "title": "How families fail to protect abused children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-families-fail-to-protect-abused-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-18-how-families-fail-to-protect-abused-children/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Child abuse often goes unreported as families prioritise their reputation over the safety of their children. This article explores the painful choices faced by survivors and the silent complicity that allows such abuse to continue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}