EMPD cop allegedly assaults
woman before arresting her
In an incident partially caught on camera, the
officer allegedly beat a woman so badly that she suffered several injuries and
needed medical care, before she was charged with assault herself.
Simnikiwe
Hlatshaneni
03 Jun
2020
06:15:26 AM
Thalente Ngigi following her alleged assault by an
EMPD officer. Picture: Twitter/@MyNameIsNanah
An Ekurhuleni family was left horrified by an assault on their
35-year-old aunt, allegedly at the hands of a metro cop who refused to wear his
mask during a random traffic stop. Still recovering in hospital and awaiting
surgery, Thalente Ngigi recounted to The Citizen gruesome details of how she
ended up with a broken nose and two black eyes. She says was travelling home
with her family when her sister was flagged down by an EMPD officer for failing
to observe a stop sign. Upon interacting with the officer, she allegedly asked
him to put on his mask, which...
