Man dies in police cells
2008-05-29 08:26
Johannesburg - A 33-year-old man died after allegedly being assaulted in the Elukwateni police cells near Eerstehoek, Mpumalanga police said on Wednesday.
Spokesperson Superintendent Abie Khoabane said the man, arrested for contravening a protection order, was found dead, bleeding from the nose and mouth on Wednesday morning.
He was allegedly assaulted by six other men who were with him in the cell.
The six would face an additional charge of murder, he said.
- SAPA