A nine-year-old boy from the Makause informal settlement was recently rushed to Bertha Gxowa Hospital with serious injuries he sustained during an alleged assault.
Concerned staff members questioned the boy, who explained that he had allegedly been assaulted by his 26-year-old step-father.
The hospital immediately called the Primrose police.
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The man was swiftly arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station, where he was formally charged with child abuse and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court where his case was postponed for plea and trial.
“We are appealing to our community not take things too far when punishing their children,” warned Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.
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