When Police officers who are supposed to be the ones civilians run to when their rights are violated turn out to be more violent, it becomes a matter of concern.

Photos of a certain woman who was allegedly assaulted by her police boyfriend have been making the rounds on social media and people have been reacting to the sad development.

The incident apparently happened in South Africa, and a Twitter user identified as @moreki mo who claimed to be the brother of the victim, posted images of the woman severely brutalized leaving him with bloody swollen face.

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The said police officer who perpetrated the assault on the woman was named in the twit as Bruce Mathebula.

It is unclear whether the case was reported to law enforcement authorities to bring the errant police officer to book.

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