Police: Hands full arresting curfew breaker The suspect, who now faces charges of assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, malicious damage to property, possession of a dangerous weapon, crimen injuria and contravention of the DMA, was released on bail of R500. Journalist Thursday, 22 April 2021, 09:36 A screenshot of a video that was taken in front of Club Rush on Sunday morning. The video has been circulating on WhatsApp. INSET: Traffic officers at the scene in front of Club Rush.
GEORGE NEWS - The Pacaltsdorp police had their hands full shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, 18 April, when a man (29) allegedly attempted to resist arrest and assaulted one of their officers.
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Cape cops accused of brutality after storming house and allegedly shooting dog
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - A Bonteheuwel family is in shock after police stormed their residence without a search warrant, and allegedly destroyed and ransacked their property, while looking for illegal merchandise and activities.
Seven months’ pregnant Shaneley Barends said she was with her cousin’s children on Friday, after 7pm, when police barged into their property, continuously pepper sprayed their dog, and eventually opened fire and killed it.
“The police were next door for a couple of minutes and they could not go in there, and they came to us. Upon asking them what they were looking for, they said we should not interfere with their job and that they had a search warrant.
TEARS FOR TENDANI AND DOCTOR! Aaron Dube
RESIDENTS from Leeuwfontein near Baviaanspoort held an emotional memorial service on Saturday, 17 April.
This after Tendani Hlungwani (43) and Doctor Setlai (51) died in separate incidents in the area within a week.
According to residents, Tendani was robbed and murdered on her way from work on 9 April, while Doctor was allegedly killed by metro cops on 13 April.
Residents told Daily Sun Tendani’s body was discovered in the bush not far from the road. Her daughter, Lebo (16) said: “We are devastated and want justice for our mother.”
Lebo said her mum was buried in Tshakhuma in Venda, Limpopo on Saturday.
Victims of Cookhouse brutality must get justice
A community in the vice-grip of a group of rogue police officers, with some having endured the most horrific attacks at the hands of those who were meant to protect them. This is the heartbreaking story we tell in this newspaper on Friday.
An investigation spanning two weeks uncovered how at least 12 residents of Bhongweni location in Cookhouse were brutally assaulted allegedly by the police before and during the hard lockdown of 2020.
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