Man beats girlfriend, points gun at her

Police have arrested a Joburg man for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and pointing a firearm at her.

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Johannesburg – A Johannesburg man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of an unlicenced firearm and ammunition, pointing a firearm, and domestic violence, Gauteng police said on Sunday.

The 41-year-old suspect was arrested at the International Liquor Store on the corner of Bree and Ntemi Piliso streets at 3pm on Friday, Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele said in a statement.

The suspect allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and pointed a firearm at her. She contacted police and they went to his place of work. Police took the suspect to his home where they recovered a firearm and ammunition.

The firearm’s serial number showed that the licenced owner had died. A police investigation was underway to determine how the firearm of the deceased “ended up in the wrongful hands”. The suspect would appear soon in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, Mbele said.

African News Agency

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