An Acornhoek woman has gone into hiding after her former boyfriend was granted bail in the Acornhoek Magistrate’s Court. She said she fears that he would harm her if he found her.

The Acornhoek police arrested the man on Monday, February 10. He was taken to court shortly afterwards and charged with assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm (GBH). He was granted R1 000 bail.

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The ex-boyfriend cannot be identified to protect the victim.

The matter was postponed to March 3 for further investigations.

The police had been looking for him since January 15, when his former girlfriend opened case against him. She alleged he slapped her and broke her arm with a spade earlier that day.

She went to the police station to report the assault, but was told to go to a hospital first for treatment, and then come back to register a case.

“A plaster cast was put on my left arm before I returned to the police station to report the matter. The police accompanied me to where my attacker stayed, but we did not find him. He disappeared from the area and was only arrested on Monday this week, when his father took him to the police station,” said the victim.