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Cape Times reports that two men who allegedly assaulted a female police officer while she was attempting to apprehend them in Beaconsfield over the weekend were released on warning after appearing in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court.
During the scuffle on 4 October, two additional police officers arrived to assist SA Police Service (SAPS) members who were being manhandled and assaulted. Adrian Ramzan, 21, and Antonia Ramzan, 25, made a brief appearance in the court on Monday and the matter was postponed until 25 November. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Northern Cape spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said the State had requested bail of R1,000 each. “However, the court released them on warning after their defence attorney argued that the bail amount suggested by the State was unaffordable,” he indicated.
The pair face charges of interfering with SAPS members, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm (GBH) and malicious damage to property. Meanwhile, the Northern Cape MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Limakatso Koloi, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the attack, describing it as an act of “senseless violence” directed at members of the SAPS, particularly a female officer.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sandi Kwon Hoo at Cape Times
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