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PSL boss spends weekend behind bars due to domestic violence allegations
A PSL official has been arrested and charged with domestic violence after allegedly slapping a 27-year-old woman during an argument at their Kempton Park apartment on 28 June.
However, the alleged victim has denied the incident and claims she doesn't know the manager, despite police confirming the assault case.
A top PSL official is embroiled in a domestic violence scandal following an assault case opened against him by a 27-year-old woman believed to be his girlfriend.
The official allegedly slapped the woman, whose name is known to City Press, after an argument at their apartment in Kempton Park on 28 June.
City Press understands that the official was arrested on Friday, days after the matter was reported to the Sebenza Police Station.
A police officer close to the case, who asked to remain anonymous because he is not allowed to speak to the media, said the official was being held at the Modderbee Correctional Centre until his first court appearance on Monday.
They live together in an apartment and when the argument took place, the woman alleges that he physically assaulted her by slapping her. She declared in her police statement that this was the first time he ever hit her since their relationship began.
Police source
Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the case and that he would be appearing in court on Monday.
'That is a common assault case related to domestic violence. The suspect is expected to appear in court on 7 July.'
City Press could not reach the official for comment, but the woman denied that the incident took place or that she had opened a criminal case.
She even disputed knowing the official: 'This is the first [time] I've heard of it.'
However, according to the police source, the woman has been trying to have the charges dropped.
