The video, which surfaced on social media on Monday, shows two KwaDukuza traffic officers walking into the complex, in Salt Rock on the north coast.
"I don't want to begin to condone how the matter was handled, given the high emotion around why the child was being held. The parents were wrong in this instance, but how the operation was conducted, given the public expression, is something we have to deal with internally with those affected.All of those need to come together so we can see what happened.
"We don't want to seem as if we are policing human beings. We just want everybody to stay at home and adhere to regulations.""We haven't been to verify the facts of this video, but we are outraged that the child seems to have been traumatised by the arrest," she said. "There has been considerable finger-pointing about who did what and who was right or wrong but we are waiting to hear exactly what transpired."
DA councillor Privi Makhan said:"The video is deeply disturbing . I have tried to get in touch with the head of community safety at KwaDukuza municipality and will provide feedback to the various community platforms as soon as we have a statement from them.Facebook users condemned the incident, calling it"barbaric behaviour" and a"clear abuse of power".
"If people are at the beach, then they must be arrested at the beach - not when they are at home. They have no business coming into the property and taking the child," said one.
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