A man in his 40s has been arrested for assaulting an on-duty female traffic officer during a road safety operation in Maletswai (Aliwal North) late yesterday (Friday, January 3rd).
It is alleged that the female officer stopped an SUV driven by a female, travelling south into the Eastern Cape from the Free State direction.
Upon inspection, the officer pointed out something illegal with the number plate and informed the driver that the number plates will be confiscated as it is not SABS approved.
That’s when the suspect who was on the passenger seat climbed out of the vehicle and engaged with the officer.
He got aggressive towards her and slapped the uniformed officer in in the face.
That’s when other traffic officers and SAPS stepped in, overpowered the man and arrested him on a charge of assault, obstructing an officer from executing duties and resisting arrest….
