Cape Town – A man was allegedly cuffed to a rail of the Shoprite store at the Golden Acre for more than two hours after being accused of shoplifting. He was then held overnight by the police on a charge of fraud before being released.
His employer and a friend said on Facebook that Langton Nyathi, 27, had paid for a R5 mug from the reduced goods table at the store on Tuesday, and then went back to find the mug’s lid, after noticing all the other mugs had lids.
He was seen by store security and shackled.
His employer John Joseph Spargo, who posted a picture of Nyathi on Facebook, was incensed at the treatment he received.
