Putfontein SAPS female officers held a gender-based violence awareness picnic recently at the police station to encourage women to speak out against abuse.
Attendees had a heart-to-heart conversation designed to empower and motivate.
A candlelight session was also observed in remembrance of victims who have died as a result of violence.
Putfontein SAPS station commander Lt-Col Wellington Mathiane thanked officers for their efforts in ending the scourge of women abuse.
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