{"id":174564,"date":"2018-03-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/174564\/woman-assaulted-for-answering-husbands-phone\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T13:07:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T11:07:06","slug":"woman-assaulted-for-answering-husbands-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/12\/woman-assaulted-for-answering-husbands-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman \u2018assaulted for answering husband\u2019s phone\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Primrose police recently arrested a 32-year-old man for domestic violence after he allegedly slapped his wife.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was made after the victim opened a case at the Primrose Police Station.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>She told officers that she was at home with her husband when his cellphone rang.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173596\/man-allegedly-takes-womans-underwear-after-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man allegedly takes woman\u2019s underwear after rape<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cShe decided to answer the phone as she saw that her husband\u2019s brother was calling,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHowever, when she answered the phone a woman demanded to speak to her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was still on the phone when her husband entered the room.<\/p>\n<h4>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173595\/police-target-criminals-in-primrose-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Police target criminals in Primrose<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cHe alleged demanded to know who had given her permission to answer his phone,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly slapped her hard with an open hand, injuring her.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and held at the Primrose Police Station pending his appearance in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are appealing to our community to seek help when they encounter challenges in their relationships and not to take drastic steps,\u201d said Maome.<\/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>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p 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