VIDEO: Metro cop accused of slapping resident
A Johannesburg Metro Police officer has been accused of assaulting a member of the public at a scrapyard in Newlands, Johannesburg.
According to JMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, the officers went to inspect the scrapyard dealer for allegedly having lamp poles and street signs in his possession. It was during this inspection that one of the officers allegedly assaulted a customer at the shop,Northcliff Melville Times reported.
The chairperson for the Florida, Newlands, Quellerina, Bergbron and Northcliff Community Policing Forum (FNQB CPF), Bruno Ragghianti, said patrollers were called to the shop after the alleged incident.
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“I came to the scene just after 12pm after hearing of this issue. I networked with other community forums like the Sophiatown Neighbourhood Watch,” Ragghianti said.
It is alleged the officers also assaulted the owner’s son in a back room and manhandled members of the neighbourhood watch.
Sophiatown Police spokesperson Warrant Officer TJ de Bruin said: “The metro officer followed the suspect to his office. He waited and knocked, but the suspect refused to open. The CPF was called, and the suspect was forced to open the door. The son and the suspect were then assaulted.”
Bruin added traffic lights and road signs were found in the suspect’s possession, but he was not arrested. Minnaar confirmed the assault and advised any misconduct to be reported to the JMPD’s Internal Affairs.
– Caxton News Service
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