Cop held for attack on
woman reporting rape
May 21 2014 at 06:32pm
Durban - A
KwaZulu-Natal policeman accused of assaulting a woman reporting a rape appeared
in the Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, the Independent Police
Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said.
The matter was
postponed to May 23 for a bail application, said spokesman Moses Dlamini.
The 45-year-old
sergeant was taken into custody on Wednesday following reports that a woman was
assaulted when she went to report her daughter's rape.
The Ipid began
investigating after the Daily Sun had published a story about a woman who was
assaulted when she took photographs of officers who refused to help her,
Dlamini said.
“The sergeant
assaulted her and banged her head against the service counter in full view.”
Apparently
another incident of assault took place when he attended a domestic violence
complaint in December.
“Police ordered
a man to sign an interim order after he was assaulted by the sergeant.” - Sapa
