Police address domestic violence in informal settlements

Primrose police have recorded a high number of domestic violence cases within the informal settlements of Primrose.

To address this issue, the officers from the Primrose Police Station, with representatives from the Primrose SAPS Victim Empowerment Centre, members of the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk and a local community development worker, visited the Marathon informal settlement last Saturday to raise awareness about the shocking statistics.

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“We believe the number of domestic violence cases can be linked to the abuse of alcohol,” said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.

“To address this issue, we, as police, continue to conduct operations that aim to close illegal taverns within the informal settlements.

“We also strive to educate our communities about the dangers of alcohol abuse and how to deal with and report domestic violence.”

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During the awareness campaign, Matete Mmola from the office of the MEC of Community Safety, Lunga Mhlahlo, a Ward 21 community development worker, Past Elias Leholo from the Primrose SAPS Victim Empowerment Centre and Tshegofatso Maponya from the Primrose SAPS Crime Prevention Youth Desk spoke to the community and urged them to report incidents of domestic violence to their nearest police station.

“We thank all the stakeholders who helped us to make this awareness campaign a success,” said Maome.

“We hope the members of community will take to heart what they learnt during the campaign.”

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