Error in statement to NEWS
In the original statement to the NEWS, Ms Engelbrecht said complainant Mr Gareth Williams, who was featured during the episode, contacted Carte Blanche in April 2015.
Carte Blanche last week asked the NEWS to correct the statement it made in response to why information that the cases had been reported to national departments was omitted from the episode.
Ms Ingrid Engelbrecht, the publicity manager for M-Net original productions, previously commented to the NEWS that Mrs Linda McKenzie had approached Carte Blanche for assistance.
“A resident of Edenvale originally contacted Carte Blanche, and they then put Carte Blanche in touch with Mrs Linda McKenzie,” said Ms Engelbrecht.
In the original statement to the NEWS, Ms Engelbrecht said complainant Mr Gareth Williams, who was featured during the episode, contacted Carte Blanche in April 2015.
“As the policeman and his partner did not identify themselves at any time, he had no idea who had arrested or assaulted him and in the same month, Carte Blanche was contacted by Mrs Linda McKenzie of the Edenvale CPF, asking Carte Blanche for assistance in exposing the unlawful behavior of various members of the Edenvale SAPS,” said Ms Engelbrecht.
Mrs McKenzie told producers of the insert that she had reported the ongoing problem to various authorities yet nothing had changed.
“While she had received complaints from the community about several police officers, she did not know who “Gold Tooth” was, and neither did any of the other complainants who came forward to Carte Blanche to tell their stories. Therefore, none of the reports Mrs McKenzie had made to the various authorities contained the true identity of “Gold Tooth”.
