Picture(Facebook): Vuyisile Daddy Gohlo
By BAKANG MOKOTO
A 47-year-old man was arrested by Taung police for attempted murder. This comes after Vuyisile Daddy Godhlo who is the suspect was seen assaulting a stark-naked man with sjambok and bricks on a video that went viral on social on Saturday.
North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said the incident occurred at Lokaleng village in Taung. Mokgwabone added that Godhlo handed himself over to the police on Sunday.
“The accused appeared in the Taung Magistrate’s’ Court on Tuesday for attempted murder. He was remanded in custody until Wednesday for formal bail application. At the time of the arrest, the accused was on warning and due to appear in court on 21 July 2020 after he allegedly assaulted another man last month in Lokaleng village the same way he assaulted the latest victim.
“The victim was allegedly accused of stock theft and he is currently admitted in hospital. The North West Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena warns the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands,” he said.
Kwena expressed his disapproval of the incident and indicated that taking the law into one’s hands is illegal and cannot be tolerated. In addition, he urged the public to report criminal acts to the police and to work with relevant community structures such as Community Police Forum (CPF) in the fight against crime rather than taking the law into their own hands.
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