The woman, 28, and the man, 38 years old, both reported to Seshego Police Station to request protection orders. She was the first person to arrive at Seshego police station and requested that an assault complaint against her boyfriend be filed. Officers called the man to ask him to come to them. Police officers encouraged him to file a case for attempted murder against the perpetrator when he arrived with severe burned wounds. The man claimed that his girlfriend had poured hot cooking oil on him. He declined to file a case when he learned that both were facing arrest. Instead, he decided to seek a protective order.“The police did not refuse to open the case, but the couple opted for the protection orders. SAPS 508 A forms were completed and recorded on the SAPS 508 B domestic violence register, as expected by the courts,” They said.“After these viral claims [on social media], the leadership of SAPS located the man with the involvement of a social worker, who then confirmed to SAPS leadership and the social worker that he did not want to open a case. The viral messages were not sent by him but were escalated to the social media space by his younger brother.” A social worker, in accordance with SAPS protocols for domestic matters, was contacted by the SAPS to provide psychosocial assistance to the couple. A follow-up with the social worker is scheduled for Monday. The estranged couple are also expected to visit their nearest magistrate’s court to finalise their applications for protection orders.TimesLIVE
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