{"id":165773,"date":"2017-11-07T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/165773\/charges-against-woman-allegedly-assaulted-by-empd-officers-withdrawn-2\/"},"modified":"2017-11-07T21:34:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T19:34:25","slug":"charges-against-woman-allegedly-assaulted-by-empd-officers-withdrawn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/07\/charges-against-woman-allegedly-assaulted-by-empd-officers-withdrawn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Charges against woman allegedly assaulted by EMPD officers withdrawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a video that went viral recently on social media, whereby an EMPD officer can be seen allegedly assaulting a woman at a Primrose intersection, the woman\u2019s advocate Leana Fick and candidate attorney Andrew Howie appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court this morning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Candidate attorney, Andrew Howie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6UtOjavdOTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Howie said, \u201cOur client had criminal charges against her withdrawn due to a lack of evidence this morning (Tuesday) in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is relieved that she can now move on with life and put this aspect of the matter behind her.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe is going to exercise her right to proceed with criminal charges and a civil claim against those that are implicated in the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place in September on the corner of Cactus Road and Ceres Street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">RELATED ARTICLES:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162096\/motorist-assaulted-by-empd-in-symhurst\/\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH: Motorist assaulted by EMPD in Symhurst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City 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