A man captured on video violently pushing a woman aside in a SPAR store in Schweizer Reneke is expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court on Monday.
North West police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda Funani said the incident, which was recorded by CCTV, happened at 9.30am on Friday.
A case of common assault was opened against the man, aged 33.
“We found out that the man is not mentally well. He is a psychiatric patient. He was placed under the care of his parents.
“The prosecutor will decide on how to proceed with the matter when the man appears in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrate’s Court on Monday,” Funani said.
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A man captured on video violently pushing a woman aside in a SPAR store in Schweizer Reneke is expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court on Monday.
North West police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda Funani said the incident, which was recorded by CCTV, happened at 9.30am on Friday.
A case of common assault was opened against the man, aged 33.
“We found out that the man is not mentally well. He is a psychiatric patient. He was placed under the care of his parents.
“The prosecutor will decide on how to proceed with the matter when the man appears in the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrate’s Court on Monday,” Funani said.
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