Outrage is currently sweeping across South Africa after a clip of an armed white man assaulting a 16-year=old in Groblersdal surfaced online.
The teenager is said to be one Kopano. The hashtag #JusticeForKopano is being used on Twitter to ensure that the teen gets justice,
About the assault, one Twitter user with the handle @mosebjadi_lee noted that Groblersdal is where she lives and that the whites down there are pretty racist. According to her, one doesn’t have to do much to piss them off, and most of them still have the old South African flag (used during apartheid South Africa).
Guys this just happened to my schoolmate in groblersdal. He is 16 years old. Can y'all please help me get this video to people with influence.#Blacklivesmatterpic.twitter.com/F8DQ5Cn8kL
— lilfinepony! (@Mbaliyothando12) June 15, 2022
Another Twitter user corroborated the claim. Noting that the place is a proudly racist town. You can check pity the comments below,
It’s unclear what the teen did. However, according to one Twitter user, the white man was driving a Mahindra car around the time of the incident. Still, the waves of condemnation, from celebs and ordinary folks alike, have not diminished.
A new report indicated that the 50-year-old man has been arrested and will be charged to court soon.
We’re following the case and will bring you more details as they drop. So subscribe to our newsfeed and stay tuned for updates.
