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Vrygrond residents demand answers after death at police station

A woman recovering from a C-section was handcuffed and taken to Muizenberg SAPS

Cebisa Silwana’s sister (left) and daughter (right) at a picket outside the Muizenberg police station on Thursday. Photos: Brenton Geach

Cebisa Silwana was handcuffed and taken to Muizenberg police station on Saturday 8 August.
Less than an hour later, she died. She was still recovering from a recent operation. It is yet to be established if police action played a role in her death.
Vrygrond residents are demanding an independent investigation.
The South African Police Service is investigating, but the police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, says it does not fall within its legislative mandate.

On the night of Saturday, 8 August, Cebisa Silwana, 46, died at Muizenberg police station. Less than an hour earlier, she was allegedly pinned…

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