BREAKING: SPCA finds young man chained outside
ROODEPOORT - Screams drew attention of SPCA inspectors and led to the discovery of a man that was handcuffed to the outside of a building.
During a normal post-adoption home inspection on 16 May, the Roodepoort SPCA made a staggering discovery.
Roodepoort SPCA manager Mandy Cattanach said, “We went out on a post home inspection that usually happens after an animal is adopted from us. As we arrived at what seemed to be a scrap-yard of sorts in Tshepisong, we noticed that no one was around and just as we wanted to turn around and leave we heard a faint scream and we jumped over the fence to investigate the matter.”
She explained that inspectors followed the screaming voice that led them to the back of the premises. What happened next shocked the inspectors added Cattanach. “As we came around the corner we saw a young man who’s leg was cuffed to the outside structure of a building. He screamed and begged us to release him and explained that he has been cuffed there for the last month.”
She further explained that his entire body was full of marks and bruises.
The Roodepoort SPCA immediately called the Roodepoort Canine Unit and Johannesburg Metro Police who arrived on scene at around 13:00 about 2 hours after the inspectors discovered the young man.
Cattanach explained that the 20-year-old man is currently at the Sparrows Rainbow Village in Roodepoort where he is receiving medical attention.
Metro Police spokesperson Wayne Minnaar confirmed that Metro Police officers did arrive on scene and when they asked the boy as to why he was handcuffed outside the building, he explained that his mother was upset with him because he was a regular drug user and, in a effort to stop him from using drugs, she cuffed him to the building.
“For fear of violence and retribution we can’t release the name or the photo of the boy and it’s his responsibility to report the case to the police as we are unable to do that on his behalf.”
