Events leading up to the arrest played out on social media this weekend.
A Cape Town-based actor and entertainer was arrested on Saturday after raising the alarm over the alleged abuse of a child.
“Be advised that a 59-year-old man was arrested this morning on charges of contravention of [a] protection order and assault common,” police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said.The provincial Department of Social Development also stepped into the fray to assist after the entertainer pleaded on social media for assistance for the child.Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez wrote on Twitter: “I have been tagged in many posts today regarding a 4 year old girl child.
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