04/12/2014 House arrest for excop over vagrant assault | News24 http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Housearrestforexcopovervagrantassault20141121 1/8 House arrest for excop over vagrant assault 20141121 22:18 Johannesburg A former police warrant officer with 25 years' experience was placed under house arrest for a year on Friday for his involvement in an assault on a naked Nigerian man in a street in the Cape Town CBD in March. Gerrit Januarie, 46, was also sentenced to two years' imprisonment, conditionally suspended for four years. Cape Town District Court Magistrate Moegamad Esau further sentenced him to two years' correctional supervision, during which time he must attend prison treatment and rehabilitation programmes, perform 200 hours of community service, and not consume alcohol. MOST READ MOST COMMENTED NEWS IN YOUR AREA Public react strongly to N2 horror crash WATCH WATCH: Grandmother's head trampled in police scuffle WATCH PICS: Table Mountain Heritage Cableway blown over by Cape Doctor 'Protection of Zuma getting worse and worse' WATCH 47% of white SA believe apartheid wasn’t a crime against humanity More.. Welcome to News24 Login | Sign Up Get Published! UPLOAD LAST UPDATED: 20141204, 11:38 GALLERY: How Mandela inspired you! How has Nelson Mandela inspired you? Take a selfie with a caption of the Mandela quality that inspires you most and you’ll be published on News24. Upload or emailyour photos. Search News Opinions Business Sport Tech Motoring Travel Lifestyle Video Focus Jobs Property 16 Days Cape Town Thursday 1823°C More sun than clouds. Mild. Brought to you by: 3 DAY FORECAST News24 | OLX | PriceCheck | Property24 | Kalahari.com | Careers24 | Spree Login / SignUp
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04/12/2014 House arrest for excop over vagrant assault | News24
House arrest for excop over vagrant assault20141121 22:18
Johannesburg A former police warrant officerwith 25 years' experience was placed underhouse arrest for a year on Friday for hisinvolvement in an assault on a naked Nigerianman in a street in the Cape Town CBD in March.
Gerrit Januarie, 46, was also sentenced to twoyears' imprisonment, conditionally suspended forfour years.
Cape Town District Court Magistrate MoegamadEsau further sentenced him to two years'correctional supervision, during which time hemust attend prison treatment and rehabilitationprogrammes, perform 200 hours of communityservice, and not consume alcohol.
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Januarie pleaded guilty and was found guilty ofassaulting the vagrant with intent to inflictgrievous bodily harm.
He initially appeared with his former colleagueDavid Gunn, 53, who pleaded not guilty and willstand trial from 17 February. Gunn is out on bailof R1 500.
In March, a woman in a building in the CapeTown CBD made a cellphone recording of thealleged incident in the street below.
The video clip was posted online and went viralon social media.
Gunn was dismissed from the police afterdisciplinary action, but Januarie resigned beforedisciplinary action could be taken against him.
According to the court record, Gunn and Januarieresponded to a complaint of an attempted armedrobbery at the Sky nightclub on the night of 6March.
The owner alleged that a naked, homeless man,Clement Eneh, who was outside in the street, hadtried to attack him with a small axe.
The State alleges that Gunn and Januarie hit andkicked the man, before bundling him into the backof their patrol vehicle.
"You and your coaccused completely lost yourselves," Esau told Januarie.
According to defence attorney Jacqui Muller, the court had accepted that Januarie merely hit theman on the back of his neck with his elbow, and thus played a minor role in the incident.
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Spier Tier099 November 21, 2014 at 23:31 Report commentComments Policy
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....a naked Nigerian man. Mein Gott, who's country are you trying to defend?!
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Craig Jenny Mackenzie November 22, 2014 at 01:07 Report commentComments Policy
Lol.
Esau said violent crime in South Africa had reached endemic proportions, and that the communityexpected it to be severely punishment.
He said Januarie had "thrown away" 25 years of service in the police, and that the prosecution andthe defence had agreed that the circumstances did not justify a prison sentence.
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Candy Tatum M November 22, 2014 at 12:48 Report commentComments Policy
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Lol
Mkhululi Mhlanga November 22, 2014 at 15:18 Report commentComments Policy
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Nigerians are human beings just like you and me.
Nkululeko Dube Ka M'sobeli November 22, 2014 at 06:28 Report commentComments Policy
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@ Jack Thomas so u implying that these cops were doing good assaulting a suspect? Surely u needmental examination ! Police brutality will never be tolerated....cops are the custodians of thelaw..common sense
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Nathalie Sinovich November 22, 2014 at 06:46 Report commentComments Policy
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Why is a Nigerian vagrant in South Africa at all ? It is disturbing to have police brutality but even moredisturbing that the very people who are supposed to be protecting the borders of South Africa are notdoing their jobs but actually aiding an insidious threat to take over the country through incompetance,corruption, ulteriormotives and treason.
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sesom November 22, 2014 at 07:12 Report commentComments Policy
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AND ON FULL PAY...
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Gert van Straaten November 22, 2014 at 07:34 Report commentComments Policy
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The nigerians are the biggest drug dealers in sa send all of them home and create jobs for our localsalso note the 260000 zim permits zuma extended what a joke charity starts at home
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Kersey van Niekerk November 22, 2014 at 08:26 Report commentComments Policy
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The cop should get a medal and the nigerian should be dropped in the see at schark alley.
Jakes Jacobs November 22, 2014 at 07:48 Report commentComments Policy
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A naked Nigerian with an axe?
All they do is taking local jobs, run scams and commit crime.Like the public ,I am sure that the Cops are also frustrated with them.No good has ever come from allowing them into our country.I say let them take their beatings when they deserve it or send them home. Merely arresting them andleaving it up to the courts to deal with them is obviously not working.
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Jeffrey Solomon November 22, 2014 at 08:02 Report commentComments Policy
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What happened to the naked Nigerian? Did he get the bare minimum sentence for attempting to rob andattack the nite club owner? Where did he conceal the axe?
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Umar Harris November 22, 2014 at 08:04 Report commentComments Policy
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Violent crime has reached "endemic proportions"? Strangely that slip up is almost appropriate
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MeThinks November 22, 2014 at 08:08 Report commentComments Policy
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That's why the culprits are no longer employed...for their appropriate action!!
Tshepo Mogale November 22, 2014 at 08:19 Report commentComments Policy
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I have to ask. Why was there a naked Nigerian man in the street
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Candy Tatum M November 22, 2014 at 12:49 Report commentComments Policy
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They stripped him infront of everyone
Faiek Galant November 22, 2014 at 09:24 Report commentComments Policy
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The victim was stripped of his SA citizenship
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Victor Downing November 22, 2014 at 10:17 Report commentComments Policy
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Do you not know the Nigerian is a black man.
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Desmond Roos November 22, 2014 at 12:12 Report commentComments Policy
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The fu.. must go back to Nigeria he has no rights here
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Michael van der Merwe November 22, 2014 at 14:11 Report commentComments Policy
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Hmmm...... And everyone in SA wants naked Nigerian men with axes on our streets. Why wouldn'twe??? Justice is only served on South Africans that try to make our streets safer. I'm with the cops onthis one!
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@I_D_Gov November 22, 2014 at 17:00 Report commentComments Policy
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The Nigerian guy was wrong for wielding an axe in his birthday suit and thinking he could 'rob' a clubowner and get away. However, the cops were also wrong for not simply arresting him. Why? Becausethe latest of many crimes is that of a cop who shot and killed a 16 year old child THREE times in theback he was while lying down, facing the ground HANDCUFFED! Let the criminal get away, he will doworse. Let the cops get away, and it could be mine or your child laying dead on the ground tomorrow.The cop that shot the 16 year old boy who was living alone in a SHACK is the same nationality as theboy. It's not a matter of racism or foreigners taking SA citizen's jobs... it's a matter of standing up togetherand calling 'a spade, a spade'!
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