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Media Statement CAPE TOWN – A 38-year-old police sergeant is expected to appear in the Malmesbury Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and domestic violence after he was arrested on Friday evening. The arrest relates to an incident where the suspect is alleged to have assaulted relatives in Deon Adams Avenue, Riebeek West on Friday. Internal SAPS disciplinary action has since been instituted. The management of the SAPS in the Western Cape reiterates its commitment to deal with instances of gender-based violence in all its forms irrespective of who the perpetrator is. Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt General Thembisile Patekile says police officials have to lead by example in this regard because crimes against women, children and other vulnerable groups continue to be a priority within the SAPS.
“It is disconcerting that the protectors of society are on the wrong side of the law at a time when our efforts to curb gender-based violence and femicide should be heightened,” says Lt General Patekile.
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