Black cop in Richards Bay beats up Afrikaner resident Joshua Joubert, shouts racial abuse: points gun, threatens to shoot Joubert children
Headline Zululand Observer: "Cop beats up driver and points gun at children."
Story by Dave Savides 2 June 2014
Picture: "A bloodied Joshua Joubert shows the outcome of the assault, including stitches to his brow
"The Richards Bay Station Commissioner has promised stern action after a policeman beat up a motorist in front of his terrified family in an apparent road rage incident on Friday morning.
"He allegedly also screamed racial abuse at them and pointed his service pistol at the screaming children, threatening to shoot them.
The incident took place when new arrivals in the city, Joshua and Engela Joubert were taking their 15 year-old daughter and 12 year-old son to school.
‘A white vehicle sat on my tail from Meerensee, so close I could not see the front of his car.
‘Whenever I changed lanes, he also changed and kept aggressively following me,’ said Joshua.
‘This continued along the John Ross highway and soon after I turned right towards town at the Arboretum robots, I stopped.
‘He stopped right behind me, got out and starting fisting me through the open window.
‘Blood flew everywhere and he was swearing and hurling racist abuse at us.
‘The kids were screaming and he went back to his car and came back with a gun, which he pointed at the children.’
After trying unsuccessfully to get the man’s car keys, to prevent him leaving the scene, Joshua drove to the police station where
he was amazed to find out that the plain-clothed assailant was a policeman reporting for duty.
The incident was logged and after being treated for his injuries at hospital, Joshua and his family were seen by Brigadier Bongamusa Zondi, who promised a full investigation.
‘Under no circumstances is this kind of behaviour to be tolerated. We are fed up with members who tarnish the name of police.
‘We apologise to the family, especially the traumatised children and assure them that the matter will receive top priority,’ said Zondi.
http://zululandobserver.co.za/35635/cop-road-rage-assault/
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