On Tuesday, 15 October, criminal charges were laid against a police officer from the Steenberg SAPS.
The charges followed after the SAPS officer deliberately drove over a puppy multiple times, Cape town Etc reports.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, 9 October, as eyewitnesses reported that the officer had ran over the puppy multiple times, with a SAPS vehicle.
The officer allegedly ran over the puppy a total of three times, before fleeing the scene and abandoning the animal, in excruciating pain.
Following the incident, an eyewitness delivered a statement to the SPCA, detailing the series of events.
