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Deathly scare as coffin found on Durban road Updated
Nushera Soodyal
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Metro Police say a coffin found lying on the side of a road in Durban was
empty.
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Metro
police spokesperson Parboo Sewpersad said: Upon arrival, they
established the coffin was empty and it is alleged that the coffin fell from a
moving vehicle. The
coffin was being taken to a funeral parlor. The coffin was then taken to the
local police station, which procedures were followed and was then taken to the
dumpsite and disposed of.
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Metro cop allegedly assaults Monkey Helpline co-founder in home
By Lyse Comins
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DURBAN - A DURBAN animal rights activist is reeling from shock after a metro policeman allegedly walked into her home unannounced and intimidated and assaulted her at the weekend.
Co-founder of Monkey Helpline, Carol Booth, said she was preparing to lay criminal charges against the officer, whose name is known to The Mercury.
He walked into her Westville home apparently without a search warrant and allegedly intimidated, pushed and âpush punchedâ her in the face on Saturday afternoon.
Booth and co-founder Steve Smit run the Monkey Helpline Primate Rehabilitation and Sanctuary Centre at the Mayibuye Community Game Reserve in Camperdown.