{"id":235018,"date":"2020-03-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235018\/man-allegedly-assaulted-and-forced-to-confess-to-crime-he-did-not-commit\/"},"modified":"2020-03-09T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T06:19:19","slug":"man-allegedly-assaulted-and-forced-to-confess-to-crime-he-did-not-commit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/07\/man-allegedly-assaulted-and-forced-to-confess-to-crime-he-did-not-commit\/","title":{"rendered":"Man allegedly assaulted and forced to confess to crime he did not commit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Makause informal settlement man recently opened a case of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm after he was allegedly attacked by three men in his home.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235465\/three-men-shot-in-webber-road-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triple murder suspected to be linked to taxi violence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe victim alleged that one of the suspects came into his shack and started accusing him of stealing his property,\u201d explained 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>\u201cThe man left and returned a short time later with two friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects allegedly tied up the victim with razor wire and punched and hit him, all while demanding he confess to the crime.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The victim sustained serious injuries all over his body and needed medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>Using the description given by the victim, police were able to trace and arrest two of the alleged attackers.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/235017\/community-member-assists-in-arrest-of-alleged-armed-robber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community member assists in arrest of alleged armed robber<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe men, aged 25 and 49 years, were arrested on a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA manhunt was launched to find the remaining suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arrested suspects were detained at the Primrose Police Station pending their appearance in Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh 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