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Gender Based Violence: Ulmazi cop on trial for attempted murder
Thabiso Mchunu allegedly poured a kettle of boiling water on his girlfriend in a horrific case of gender based violence during lockdown.
An Umlazi policeman, who in a horrific case of gender based violence threw boiling water on his girlfriend during lockdown, is facing a charge of attempted murder in the Umlazi Magistrates Court.
Thabiso Eugene Mchunu, 37, a constable at the Umlazi police station allegedly forced his 28 year old girlfriend into his vehicle on June 5, 2020 and took her to his home.
Mchunu then allegedly ordered her to strip naked and tied her hands behind her back before pepper spraying her in her face and on her genitals. He then poured boiling water from a kettle over her.