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(Stefanie) An elderly couple was left shaken and battered after their encounter with an EMPD officer.

Mr Sean Rowely*, visiting SA from the UK, was allegedly assaulted on March 12 by an EMPD officer after he was pulled over by the officer’s female partner.

While driving down Terrace Road, through Sebenza, Mr Rowely and his wife were pulled over by the EMPD.

The female officer claimed that Mr Rowely did not stop at the stop street at the intersection of Buwbes Street and Terrace Road.

“I exited my car and tried to be as polite as possible and gave the female officer my international driver’s licence,” said Mr Rowely.

He said the female officer questioned his license and did not accept it.

She told Mr Rowely that he had to pay a R500 fine for failing to stop at the stop street.

“She kept telling me I had to pay cash. I never had cash on me at the time. I told her that I would pay the fine at the police station,” said Mr Rowely.

The female officer then threatened Mr Rowely with arrest if he did not pay cash.

Her male colleague joined the conversation and told Mr Rowely that he should obey the instructions of the female officer if he didn’t want to be arrested.

Mr Rowely refused to pay the female officer any money and told the officers to arrest him.

Mr Rowely said the male officer then escorted Mr Rowely to the EMPD vehicle while holding one of Mr Rowely’s hands behind his back.

At the EMPD vehicle Mr Rowely was instructed to sit in the car by the male officer.

Mr Rowely said because he suffers from epilepsy he told the officer he would rather stand.

He said the male officer tried to push him into the EMPD car but he resisted.

After struggling with the officer Mr Rowely told the male officer he would drive to the police station to pay the fine.

Mr Rowely walked back to his vehicle.

“He was in the car and then the male officer pulled him out of the car and dragged him on the road,” said his wife, Mrs Jane Rowely*.

She said once Mr Rowely was back on his feet the couple and the two officers started walking towards the police car.

“That was when the male officer hit me. He was walking to the left behind me and hit me on my left side,” said Mr Rowely.

“Sean fell – bang! On the ground. Blood was pouring everywhere – over his face, his ears and onto the road,” said Mrs Rowely.

At this point people passing by were stopping to see what had happened.

“I just asked anyone around to keep my wife safe,” said Mr Rowely.

It is alleged that Mr Rowely was assaulted by an EMPD officer on Terrace Road in Edenvale on March 12. “When there were other people at the scene, the officer was saying things like, ‘Sir please get up’. This after we saw him strike the old man from behind,” a witness to the March 12 incident told the NEWS.

An ambulance took Mr Rowely to the Linksfield hospital where X-rays were done.

After the medical checks were conducted, Mr Rowely was taken to the Sebenza Police Station by the EMPD officers.

Mr Rowely said he sat in the front passenger seat but could not find a seat belt.

“The male officer was driving recklessly, weaving through traffic with the lights and sirens on. I asked him what the rush was as I was not going anywhere. He told me to keep quiet,” said Mr Rowely.

At the police station, Mr Rowely was told he was under arrest for failure to provide information, hate speech, resisting arrest for assaulting a police officer and for the failure to stop at a stop street.

The couple said the incident has left them in an extremely nervous state and they are scared to drive around now.

Sergeant Sharon Tsotsotso, spokesperson of the Sebenza SAPS, confirmed with the NEWS that two cases of common assault were opened at the Sebenza SAPS. Both the officer and Mr Rowely opened cases against each other.

Lieutenant Colonel Wilfred Kgasago, the EMPD’s spokesperson, said although the EMPD is unaware of the incident involving Mr Rowely, the matter will be investigated.

He urged the couple to come forward and approach EMPD with their complaint.

* Full names withheld for fear of victimisation.

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