A Lavender Hill mom has laid criminal charges against a Steenberg cop who allegedly beat her for seeking help at the police station during the lockdown.
Assistant teacher and community worker Cecelia Atkins, 38, came forward in April and alleged she was thrown into a filthy holding cell and kept behind bars for hours after being told by officers to go and report an attempted burglary at the Steenberg Police Station.
Atkins showed the Daily Voice bruises on her arms she says was caused by an “aggressive cop who rukked her” as she tried to explain why she was there. “How can I go there, look what happened the first time? They came to my house to take a statement and they even asked me what I did to make the cop hit me.Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut confirms an assault case has been laid and has been referred to IPID.
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