Police have revealed that it was a case of an accusation of theft that led to the assault and abuse of a mother and her daughter at the Yaho Supermarket in Madang over the weekend.
Police say the incident happened between 11:30am and 1pm after the woman bought a 1kg bag of rice and met her daughter at the store’s locker area. A security guard who saw this, accused them of trying to steal goods worth over K100.
Despite the mother denying the claim, she and her daughter were taken to the back of the supermarket and allegedly beaten by employees.
Further police investigations today later revealed only two suspects were involved in the assault and abuse of the two females.
The two accused—supervisor David Junior and staff member Micah Tandaku—were arrested and charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and unlawful detention.
“This kind of violent behavior by shop employees is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” said Madang Provincial Police Commander, Acting Superintendent Robert Baim.
The suspects are being held at Jomba Police Station while investigations continue.
The victims are closely assisting the police with the investigation with additional information to help their case.
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