After an argument went from verbal to physical, a man is due to appear in court for hitting his girlfriend over the head with a bottle.
A neighbour came to the young woman’s rescue at their residence in Kyalami and called Midrand police. After arriving on the scene, the police officers tended to the woman and arrested her boyfriend.
Constable Matome Tlamela, head of communication at Midrand Police Station said, “The woman did receive medical attention and the suspect will appear in Midrand Magistrates’ Court soon.”
Tlamela also said that victims of domestic abuse ought know their options.
Victims of abuse must:
- Identify places where you can use a telephone quickly and easily.
- Always carry a list of emergency numbers.
- Make sure that the people you usually visit have a copy of the protection order and/or warrant of arrest.
- Put some money in a safe place so that the victim can take a taxi or bus in case of an emergency.
- Have an extra set of keys for the house or vehicle.
- If possible, have a set of clothes packed in a bag in a safe place.
- Leave when your partner is not around and take your children with you.
- Make sure that you are in possession of essential documents like IDs, your medical aid card and your savings or credit card.
- Apply for a protection order at the nearest police station or Magistrates’ Court or lay a criminal charge at the police station and apply for a protection order. A protection order is an order issued by a court at your request to, among other things, stop a person with whom you have or had a domestic relationship, to not come near you.
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