{"id":245840,"date":"2020-04-08T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/245840\/man-arrested-for-assault-in-delport-informal-settlement\/"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:22:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T12:22:46","slug":"man-arrested-for-assault-in-delport-informal-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/08\/man-arrested-for-assault-in-delport-informal-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for assault in Delport informal settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Delport informal settlement man was allegedly assaulted by his 48-year-old neighbour recently.<\/p>\n<p>The victim claimed the incident occurred when he visited his neighbour and asked him to return the R40 he had lent him.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/243815\/katlehong-saps-arrest-11-over-first-lockdown-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katlehong SAPS arrest 11 over first lockdown weekend<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect reportedly told the man he did not have the money and he could do whatever he wanted to but he still wouldn\u2019t get the money,\u201d said Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complainant told the suspect he needed the money to buy food.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect allegedly attacked the victim, hitting him in the upper body until he was swollen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232111\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alleged drug peddler caught at Germiston Taxi Rank<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The victim reported the incident to the Primrose police and the suspect was arrested on a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>He has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/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 Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" 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