Watch: Mother assaulted in Shoprite after wrongful arrest
A site visit was also conducted at Shoprite U Save where the MEC had to address the media in full view of the public and police.
An alleged wrongful arrest of a woman in Cosmo City who was manhandled by security in front of her young daughter at a local supermarket has caused an uproar on social media.
A video of the incident was shared around yesterday, 7 October, showing the woman being handcuffed by the store’s security guards while her daughter cries in the midst.
It is reported that the woman was being punished after her 3-year- daughter messed herself outside the store.
The matter was brought to the attention of police and Gauteng Community Safety Office for intervention.
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Honeydew Police spokesperson Captain Balan Muthan told Northsider that the incident happened at Shoprite U Save, situated in Extension 8.
Muthan confirmed that the woman was handcuffed by security “when the little girl wanted to release herself”.
He added that a docket was opened at Honeydew Police Station and is under investigation.
Muthan also mentions that the MEC for Gauteng Community Safety Sizkele Nkosi-Malobane together with her spokesperson Busaphi Nxumalo paid a visit to the Cosmo Satellite Station and met with the victim and Honeydew Station commander Brigadier Anesh Maharaj.
A site visit was also conducted at Shoprite U Save where the MEC had to address the media in full view of the public and police.
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