Human Interest
Father arrested after throwing toddler from roof─── 10:38 Fri, 13 Apr 2018
A 38-year-old Eastern Cape father has been arrested after he threw his toddler from a shack roof.
According to reports, the man climbed on to the roof of one of the structures, with his one-year-old daughter in his hands.
When police tried to arrest the man, he threw his daughter off the roof. Fortunately, one of the officers caught the toddler.
Police spokesperson, Andre Beetge said that the incident occurred while illegal structures were being demolished by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
“As the man was grabbed by police, he threw his girl off the roof. Fortunately, a member of the Metro Police caught the girl and the father was arrested. An SCS unit of the Motherwell cluster will be investigating the case. A case of attempted murder has been opened,” Beetge said.
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