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The Mercury reports that a security guard has been placed on precautionary suspension after a video “implicating the guard” in an assault of a man at a SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) office went viral.
In the video, the man is seen lying on the floor of the Duncan Village local Sassa office in the Eastern Cape while two security guards beat him. The female guard strikes the man multiple times with a baton, while the male guard is seen hitting the man with his hand, before he finally picks the man up and slams him onto the tiled floor. Eastern Cape Sassa spokesperson Luzuko Qina said confirmed that an intruder entered the office, and not a pay point, on Friday. “According to the report from officials that witnessed the incident, a middle-aged man stormed in at the Sassa local office and started taking pictures without permission and, when reprimanded, he became aggressive. It is alleged that he punched the female security guard, who then requested backup from her colleagues,” said Qina. The matter was reported to the police and the man was temporarily held in custody for questioning. The security guard seen on the video has been placed on precautionary suspension by Xhobani Security Services, pending a final investigation report, with appropriate recommendations.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Karen Singh at The Mercury
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