Picture: Vuyisile Daddy Godhlo
By BAKANG MOKOTO
A 47-year-old man who was arrested for attempted murder was granted a R1000 bail today. Vuyisile Daddy Gohlo subsequently appeared at Taung Magistrate’s Court after he allegedly assaulted a stark-naked man at Lokaleng village near Taung on Saturday.
Godhlo was seen on a video that went viral on various social media platforms assaulting a man with sjambok and bricks. North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said Godhlo handed himself over to the police on Sunday.
“The accused appeared in the Taung Magistrate’s’ Court on today for attempted murder. He was granted a R1000 bail. 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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Good Day Sir
We appreciate your concern, however, we wrote our article based on what had the police release. Unless you would like to do a sit-down interview with us and clarify the matter.
Kindly check the media statement below: OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: NORTH WEST
23 JUNE 2020
PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER WARNS THE PUBLIC ABOUT TAKING THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
POTCHEFSTROOM: The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena warns the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands. This after a video went viral on various social media platforms in connection with a severe assault of a stark-naked man with a sjambok and bricks in Taung.
Subsequent to becoming aware of the incident which occurred on Saturday, 20 June 2020 in Lokaleng village, police traced the accused who handed himself over on Sunday, 21 June 2020. The accused, Vuyisile Godhlo, aged 47, appeared in the Taung Magistrates’ Court today for attempted murder. He was remanded in custody until tomorrow for formal bail application. At the time of the arrest, the accused was on warning and due to appear in court on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 after he allegedly assaulted another man last month in Lokaleng village the same way he assaulted the latest victim.
The victim in the latest incident who is allegedly accused of stock theft, is currently admitted to hospital.
The Provincial Commissioner 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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Enquiries: Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone
082 496 9642
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