{"id":140792,"date":"2016-12-20T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140792\/woman-beaten-with-beer-bottle\/"},"modified":"2016-12-20T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T13:48:23","slug":"woman-beaten-with-beer-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/12\/20\/woman-beaten-with-beer-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman beaten with beer bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman from the Marathon informal settlement recently opened a case of assault with the Primrose police after she was viciously beaten with a beer bottle.<\/p>\n

She told the police while opening the case that she was attacked by her 35-year-old ex-boyfriend.<\/p>

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\u201cThe victim claims she was at her shack when the accused arrived and demanded she come to his shack with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe refused and claimed he became angry and attacked her with a nearby beer bottle,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, the communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>

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The woman was taken to hospital after the attack and suffered serious injuries to her upper body.<\/p>\n

Officers were able to track down the suspect and he was arrested.<\/p>\n

He was detained at the Primrose Police Station pending his appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n

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