A police constable out on bail on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, and rape has been arrested again – this time for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. | Lisaleesolomon1
The officer, stationed at Mogwase police station in the North West, was arrested on Thursday and is set to appear in the Mogwase Magistrate's Court on Monday.Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, said the constable allegedly knocked down a woman with a car, then kidnapped and allegedly raped her at Welgevaal village, near Mogwase.The accused is due to reappear in court on these cases on Tuesday, 6 September.
North West provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Sello Kwena, said gender-based violence and any form of abuse cannot be tolerated, whether perpetrated by the public or police. Kwena expressed his"disapproval of the member's conduct", which he said was "unacceptable and unethical".We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
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