Police Sergeant handed a suspended sentence for assaulting nine-year-old boy with a sjambok

A Free State police Sergeant has been handed a suspended sentence after he was found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on a nine-year-old boy.Thabisile Dhlamini, 45, an officer at Reitz police station, was sentenced on Wednesday by the Bethlehem Regional Court.Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) spokesperson, Phaladi Shuping, said on June 27, 2024, Dhlamini called the victim to his house and assaulted him with a sjambok until he suffered injuries.“His mother was in Mpumalanga at the time of the incident. She came back and found her son with injuries and took…