A 44-year-old CPF member is expected to appear at the Wakkerstroom Periodical Court today, for allegedly assaulting an eight-year-old boy.
According to information, a mobile phone belonging to the CPF member is said to have gone missing. It is further alleged that he suspected an eight year old child to have been the one who took it. The boy resides in the same street as the CPF member.
The man reportedly sent his niece to call the boy and thereafter the CPF member allegedly assaulted the child with the belt all over his body.
The victim sustained some visible injuries.
The boy’s mother then reported the matter to the police on Monday, 04 September 2023. An investigation was conducted which led to the arrest of the suspect yesterday, Tuesday 05 September 2023.
He will appear in court today Wednesday 06 September 2023. More charges could possibly be added against the suspect as the investigation continues.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has strongly condemned the incident of taking the law into one’s own hands. “Though we appreciate the support that we continuously receive from our partners in the fight against crime however we do not condone vigilantism at all. Instead we should trust our justice system” said the General.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=48245.
