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IPID investigates after officer filmed slapping man outside Lwandle station

IOL · 31 August 2026 at 21:00

IPID investigates after officer filmed slapping man outside Lwandle station

A Lwandle police officer is being investigated by IPID and faces disciplinary proceedings after a video appeared to show him slapping a man outside the police stat

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