Update: Pregnant
woman allegedly punched by Metro cop
A
pregnant woman is allegedly punched in the stomach, and her family claims to be
called 'kulas' - a racist term for 'Indians' - by JMPD.
06
September 2012 | Mlungisi Mabaso
Update -
September 6, 2012, 10.09am - JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar says that it is
illegal to have any goods outside a store.
He added
that no report has come to JMPD's attention of the pregnant woman being punched
in the stomach.
Update -
September 4, 2012, 12.50pm: JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said that he has to
check up on the Amazon Pets incident.
Initial
report - August 30, 2012, 3.56pm: A pregnant woman was allegedly punched by a female
Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) cop during a commotion between shop
keepers and the officials.
The
incident transpired on August 18 at Amazon Pets in Lenasia, Ext 1. JMPD
officials reportedly confisticated goods that was illegally displayed or
belonged to people trading in the street.
The owner
of the shop, who did not want to be named, stated that the goods confisticated
were not on the floor but hung on the shop wall; which is not illegal trading.
Her
daughter, who is about four months pregnant, was allegedly punched in the
stomach. She has since suffered pains.
Hashim
Ismail, the shop keeper’s son was arrested, detained and charged for defeating
the ends of justice; he was released after four hours.
"We
were called ‘kulas’, which is racist. We are not letting this lie down,"
said the aggravated shop keeper. She added they will be contacting a certain
organisation, to take up the matter.
JMPD
could not be reached for comment.
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