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The Tafelsig man who forced a young child to drink alcohol in a viral video last week has been arrested on child abuse charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spokesperson for the provincial media centre, Captain FC van Wyk, said the 33-year-old man was arrested on Saturday 29 November and appeared in the Mitchell\u2019s Plain Magistrates’ Court on Monday 1 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday 28 November the child and three siblings, including a 7-month-old baby were removed from the parents’ care and taken to places of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE: Child force fed alcohol in viral video taken to safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zona Morton, an activist who has worked with police and the defence force monitoring of police brutality, children in custody and children in conflict with the law, was instrumental in bringing the case to the attention of police and the Department of Social Development (DSD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morton, who cannot disclose her location because of her vulnerabilty as a known whistle blower, said DSD \u201cacted immediately when I reported the matter\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am still calling for police management to institute disciplinary steps against the shift commander,\u201d Morton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morton said that she had asked the commander to check on the safety of the child multiple times but alleged that he \u201cignored\u201d her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis commissioned officer who holds the mandate of child protection merely made a phone call to the father,\u201d Norton said. \u201cThis should serve as a warning to other parents and police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the man who was arrested \u201cshould face the full wrath of justice\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis actions could have led to the death of a young child,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dual investigations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Esther Lewis, the spokesperson for DSD, said a child protection investigation is underway which is separate to the criminal investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe social worker now has 90 days to investigate and present their findings to the Children\u2019s Court,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community activist Lynn Phillips, who had assisted Norton in contacting the police, confirmed that it was the child\u2019s father that had been arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe father was arrested and will be appearing in court,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IN OTHER NEWS: City calls for expanded policing powers after alarming crime stats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell\u2019s Plain Community Police Forum chair Norman Jantjies appealed to the community to keep their wits about them this \u201csilly season\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are quite appalled by this type of behaviour,\u201d Jantjies said. \u201cSome kids who start drinking young are not able to stop. I hope justice will be served and that the sentence will act as a serious deterrent. You shouldn\u2019t expose your children to drinking, even by drinking in front of them. We are role models and we have to be examples to our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged residents to be vigilant about the whereabouts and activities of all children, and not only their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must be vigilant this festive season,\u201d he said, encouraging the community to report incidences of child abuse that they are aware of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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