The municipality claimed that the father in a viral video had tried to run away from officers who arrived to arrest him and others for contravening level 4 lockdown regulations.
Durban - An internal investigation into a scuffle between two KwaDukuza Municipality peace officers and a Shaka's Rock resident has found that the officers did not manhandle the 4-year-old.
According to municipal spokesperson Sipho Mkhize, "The municipality can confirm that the child who was seen being handled in the video, was handled in terms of Children's Act, and was being taken to safety after the arrest of the father. Mkhize issued a statement on Tuesday, hours after the video of the peace officers grabbing the boy and subsequently arresting his father went viral on social media.
"It was around 08:45am when officers arrived at the Shaka's Rock Tidal Beach and observed people at the beach, which is not allowed as per level 4 lockdown regulations," he said. "Officers informed them of their transgressions and their rights. Eleven people were arrested. There were seven children. Four of them were handed over correctly and safely to their homes and with no harm.
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