6 policemen sentenced for
assault
2014-10-09 05:00
Johannesburg - Six police officers guilty of
assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm were sentenced by the
Lydenburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, police said.
Warrant Officers Thomas Motau, 38, Egypt
Manzini, 48, Harold Mashego, 52, Vusimuzi Maphanga, 44, and Constables Vuma
Ngwambe, 30, and Given Mahlako, 30, were found guilty of severely assaulting
Oupa Eliot Malebe on 29 April 2009, Colonel Leonard Hlathi said.
Malebe, who was detained for an alleged
robbery case, was taken from the holding cells and assaulted by the officials
who suspected that he was in possession of a cellphone.
Malebe opened a case against the police,
which was investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
Mahlako who was attached to the Hawks in
Nelspruit and Manzini, were each sentenced to three years in prison. Motau and
Ngwambe were given two years' imprisonment. Mashego and Maphanga were sentenced
to a R20 000 fine each.
