Overview
- Officers detained the suspect on Monday, 12 January, two days after the woman reported an assault at Umlazi police station.
- SAPS reports the man allegedly assaulted the 31-year-old with a pipe, bit her, and later smashed her car’s rear windscreen in V Section.
- The woman is in hospital with burn injuries that police say were sustained while she allegedly set the suspect’s vehicle alight.
- Police state she will face countercharges of assault and malicious damage to property once discharged from hospital.
- Authorities note the pair have previously opened cases against each other, and they plan to bring the suspect to court soon.