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Eastern Cape police have arrested a 29-year-old man for assaulting two older women in a video that has gone viral.
Provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant-Colonel Siphozaki Mawisa, said the man was arrested following the incident in the Sholorha location outside Elliotdale on Thursday.
“A case of Assault was opened for investigation, and preliminary investigation was conducted with no success as the suspect was not around.
“Detectives attached to Elliottdale SAPS were hot on the heels of the suspect, and he was later arrested.
“A 29-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with assault,” Mawisa said.
She said the motive for the assault is not yet known at this stage, and the suspect is due to appear at Elliotdale Magistrate Court on Monday.
Mawisa said the SAPS strongly condemned all acts of gender-based violence and appealed to all communities to report any incidents to the police.
