Mom, daughter sue cops for R3.2m

2012-12-04 11:05

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Cape Town - A Western Cape mother and daughter want over R3.2m in damages after police apparently shot them and then arrested them.

The Cape Times reported on Tuesday that Felicia Mafumana, 47, and Thabisa Mafumana, 24, were shot during a fracas in Philippi on 24 February 2006.

It is believed a young couple and police officers got into an altercation in Chris Hani street that evening, with residents gathering around to criticise the way the officers were behaving.

Court papers alleged that a policewoman drew her weapon and fired a few shots into the crowd. Two bullets hit Thabisa, fracturing her left thigh bone.

Her mother ran towards the noise and was shot and wounded in the stomach.

While they were being treated, they were placed under arrest for public violence, but were later released on warnings.

The pair reportedly appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Monday, where the defendant, the office of the Minister of Safety and Security, asked for the matter to be postponed.

The matter would be argued later on Tuesday.

- SAPA