When things turn violent at the police station
Updated | By Damon Beard
Warning: This video is not for sensitive viewers!
A video of a woman being physically assaulted by a police officer at the Lentegeur Police Station in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town has gone viral!
According to Codlyn Joubert, who uploaded the video on Facebook, the woman was at the station with her boyfriend, a suspected gang member, who had been arrested for being in possession of drugs.
The video has certainly got people talking as some say the police officer had every right to push the woman around, while others are saying it's upsetting and wrong.
Be warned that the footage might upset sensitive viewers:
According to Codlyn Joubert, who uploaded the video on Facebook, the woman was at the station with her boyfriend, a suspected gang member, who had been arrested for being in possession of drugs.
The video has certainly got people talking as some say the police officer had every right to push the woman around, while others are saying it's upsetting and wrong.
Be warned that the footage might upset sensitive viewers:
The woman has since been charged with resisting arrest and crimen injuria.
Do you think this police officer should be suspended for his actions?
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