| Three suspects arrested for child abuse in Sophiatown | |
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| Date Published: | 2025/07/30 |
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Media Statement
PARKTOWN - Gauteng Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) responded to a call from Sophiatown police station about a child who was brought to the police station by Johannesburg Metro Police and the grandmother. The child was recorded on a video being given what appeared to be drugs and also being given those drugs to smoke. The Johannesburg FCS Unit commander Lieutenant Colonel Marema Mogale and his member responded immediately at about midnight. Three people, the mother and two men, were immediately detained as they were brought to the police station by JMPD. The 3-year-old boy was taken to hospital for medical attention and then taken a place of safety. The trio, aged between 28 and 36, will be charged with child abuse under domestic violence. They will appear before the Johannesburg Regional Court on 31 July 2025. The allegation that one of the FCS members was called and they told the complainant that they will respond in the morning have been brought to the attention of the Provincial Head of FCS, Brigadier Phumzile Zulu who has instructed the Johannesburg Unit Commander to register an enquiry for investigation. FCS in Gauteng has 22 units strategically located across the province servicing 146 police stations. There are at least 66 detectives on standby from FCS after hours to attend to cases related to their mandate. Ends
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