Police
brutality back in the spotlight
Wednesday 3 December 2014 20:54
Vanessa Poonah
A video of the incident has been
uploaded on the internet.(SABC)
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50-year old grandmother from Kraaifontein, outside Cape Town, has accused
police of brutally attacking her and her 17-year-old daughter.
Rosaline Appolis, a domestic worker from Wallacedene, was allegedly manhandled by police, when they responded to a report of a quarrel in the road she's living in.
A video of the incident has been uploaded on the internet, showing the alleged police brutality, in full view of the public, in which the 50-year-old Kraaifontein woman is on the receiving end.
Appolis says she tried to intervene after police officers slapped her daughter during a street fight outside her home. She says she has lost all faith in police.
The incident was captured via a cellphone video by her son. After being man-handled, and her head stood on, she and her daughter were taken into custody.
Appolis denies her daughter assaulted anybody and insists they were attacked by the police. She is planning to lodge a complaint of her own, to have the police's action investigated.
Meanwhile, police say they are busy viewing the footage and an investigation into the incident will be conducted.
Rosaline Appolis, a domestic worker from Wallacedene, was allegedly manhandled by police, when they responded to a report of a quarrel in the road she's living in.
A video of the incident has been uploaded on the internet, showing the alleged police brutality, in full view of the public, in which the 50-year-old Kraaifontein woman is on the receiving end.
Appolis says she tried to intervene after police officers slapped her daughter during a street fight outside her home. She says she has lost all faith in police.
The incident was captured via a cellphone video by her son. After being man-handled, and her head stood on, she and her daughter were taken into custody.
Appolis denies her daughter assaulted anybody and insists they were attacked by the police. She is planning to lodge a complaint of her own, to have the police's action investigated.
Meanwhile, police say they are busy viewing the footage and an investigation into the incident will be conducted.