After attempting to serve a protection order against her 42-year-old partner last Friday, a woman was attacked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim asked officers from the Primrose Police Station to accompany her to her Makause informal settlement home to serve the order.<\/p>
\u201cHowever, when the party arrived, the accused was not home,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n
The woman later met the man while walking on the street, and having seen the police with her earlier that day he accused her of wanting him to be arrested.<\/p>
\u201cThe man allegedly attacked her, hitting her with his fists and kicking her all over her body,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
The victim was able to notify the police and a case of domestic violence was opened and the suspect arrested.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe continue to urge our community to seek help in their relationships should they need it and not take matters into their own hands,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
The man has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n
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