Assaulted woman shares video claiming local police do not want to help her
The station commander has also instituted an internal disciplinary investigation into the detective member that released the suspect on warning and failed to liaise with the complainant.
Police have arrested a 46-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a woman from Mamelodi in the early hours of Sunday, December 12.
The victim shared a video that has circulated on social media platforms where she said that “police were doing nothing to help me”.
According to her, the Mamelodi police station was closed and she had to open a case of domestic violence and assault at Silverton.
The case docket as well as the arrested suspect were then transferred by the Silverton police to Mamelodi for further investigation as the incident occurred in Mamelodi.
The detective, who was allocated to the case, charged the suspect with assault and then released him on a warning to appear in court on December 30, 2021.
Brigadier Brenda Muridili said that preliminary investigations revealed that Mamelodi police was closed due to decontamination as there was a case of Covid-19 that was reported.
“The community service centre was operating from the back entrance of the station.
“The station commander, Brigadier Charles Matji, has apologised for any inconvenience caused with regards to the closing of the police station. He has committed to ensuring that the next time the station has to be decontaminated, there will be clear and visible signage to direct clients to the place where the centre will be operating,” said Muridili.
The station commander has also instituted an internal disciplinary investigation into the detective member that released the suspect on warning and failed to liaise with the complainant.
In the video, the victim said that her abuser has made her life a living hell.
She has requested the Minister of Police Bheki Cele and Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola to help her.
“Do you see my face South Africans?” she says in the video.
“I am a woman. The police are not helping me. They are waiting for me to die. No one can defend us. The people that are supposed to be protecting us, are the people that are exposing us to this abuse.
“Do I go back home or do I go back onto the street for him to finish me off while the police are doing nothing?
“I want justice.”
The woman has since posted on her Facebook page that both ministers have contacted her and she thanked the public for sharing her video.
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