A young woman believed to be in her early 20’s was allegedly beaten to death by police officers who wanted information from her about the whereabouts of her boyfriend.
Police are said to have arrived at the home of Aphiwe Zweni and demanded to know where her boyfriend was and when she said she had no clue, the man in blue are said to have unleashed their anger on the woman and beat her severely.
She died later from injuries she sustained from the beatings. Alex community members are angry and demand answers from Station Commander Brigadier David Ngcobo. The cops had come wanting to interview Zweni’s boyfriend on allegations of illegal possession of a gun and further allegations of stolen goods.
An Alex News reporter is on his way to the scene and more details would follow as the story unravels.