Plesssislaer officer's conduct to be investigated

AN investigation has been launched into the conduct of a Plessislaer officer after she allegedly refused to help a local DA councillor who was assaulted during the weekend.

The councillor was allegedly assaulted when she pulled her car onto the verge of a home in her neighbourhood to let a taxi pass by, on the narrow road.

The councillor said a man had stormed out the house and dragged her out of her car, onto the ground.

She said another man pulled the man away from her, got her back into the car and drove her car with her daughter and nephew to safety.

However, when she went to report the incident at the Plessislaer police station, she was allegedly told by an officer on duty that they would not open a case against the man who had assaulted her.

She said the police officer said there were no visible assault injuries on the councillor's body.

Pietermaritzburg DA councillor Glenn McArthur, who accompanied his colleague to the police station, said the refusal of the officer to open a case indicates a lack of training.

Plessislaer police spokesperson Captain Musa Ntombela, said there would be an internal investigation into what happened and why a case was not opened on the Saturday when the councillor came to report it.