A video of two private security officers reportedly assaulting a member of the public outside Eikestad Mall in Stellenbosch has gone viral on social media.
In the video footage filmed by MatieMedia’s Bianke Neethling, the officers from TSU Protection Services can be seen repeatedly kicking the man around in Andringa Street. The incident took place on Sunday, 6 March.
However, according to the Stellenbosch media outlet, a security officer attached to another company who was also on the scene said that the man allegedly approached the security officers and started shouting at them.
The officer claims that the man said he dislikes “security people” and allegedly threatened them with an axe that he claimed to have in his vehicle. The officers then reportedly got into a physical altercation with the man thereafter.
The following video footage contains graphic content.
Meanwhile, MatieMedia further expressed that the two officers have now been suspended for reportedly restraining and assaulting the man. The company has also launched an internal investigation, as the Stellenbosch media outlet reports.
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Picture: Bianke Neethling