Four police officers who allegedly pepper-sprayed a man in Cape Town in April last year, will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on assault charges on Tuesday. The complainant was allegedly manhandled after he was accused of breaking Covid-19 lockdown regulations at about 23:30 on 14 April 2020. READ HERE | See you in quart: Cape Town metro cops arrest 5 for lockdown liquor sales, confiscate booze worth R500KThe complainant allegedly resisted arrest and the other officers assisted their colleague. The officers allegedly threw the complainant on the ground, slapped his face and pepper-sprayed him. It is also alleged that they prevented the complainant from using his cellphone to call his parents, Cola said.

Source: News 24 February 23, 2021 09:11 UTC