Boksburg officer

Four Boksburg cops have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and torturing a foreign national. Image: Twitter

Four Boksburg officers arrested for assault on foreigner

IPID spokesperson, Lizzy Supinge said the officers were arrested at work on Wednesday and were detained at the Boksburg police station.

Boksburg officer

Four Boksburg cops have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and torturing a foreign national. Image: Twitter

Four South African Police Services (SAPS) officers from the Boksburg North Visible Policing Unit have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and torturing a foreign national.

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OFFICERS ASSAULTED VICTIM OVER ID DOCUMENTS

Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) spokesperson, Lizzy Suping said that the victim and his friends were approached by the police officers. They demanded their identification documents.

The incident allegedly happened on 9 January 2023.

When the victim failed to give his documents he was taken to a police station where he was assaulted and tortured by the police officers. The victim was in a coma for 9 days.

The officers were arrested on Wednesday and will appear in court this afternoon. The officers, a sergeant, and three constables face charges of assault to cause bodily harm and defeat the ends of justice. 

ALLEGED BOUNCER KILLER KEPT IN POLICE HOLDING CELLS

In another incident, an officer from the West Rand Infrastructure Unit has been charged for killing a bouncer at a nightclub.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said the accused is attached to the West Rand SAPS Infrastructure Unit.

“He allegedly killed a bouncer who tried to intervene during an altercation with his ex-girlfriend who was a patron at one of the local pubs,” said IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping.

As previously reported, the officer reportedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend during an altercation, and after the bouncers intervened, he went outside and returned firing a gun.

OFFICER CHARGED FOR THE MURDER OF THE BOUNCER

The officer has since been charged for killing a bouncer at a nightclub. According to IPID the cop bumped into his ex-girlfriend and he assaulted her.

The Directorate is also investigating a Limpopo policewoman who is charged with raping her son on video.