'Cops with balaclavas assault mense'

BLIKKIESDORP residents are kwaad with police after the alleged assault of a local man which also led to a three-year-old laaitie being pepper-sprayed.

- BY NICOLA DANIELS

In a video seen by the Cape Times, the man is seen shaking on the ground while being violently held down by several officers.

According to an eyewitness to the incident on Tuesday night, the man had been beaten with a gun to his head.

In another video, the man can be seen showing several gaping gashes on his head with blood flowing from several wounds. The baby is also seen crying while being held by his mother, after he was allegedly pepper-sprayed by the police.