Pakamile Mayo, 35, was throttled and locked in a mortuary freezer for close to an hour - by cops
THE legal team for a lay pastor, who was innocently arrested and tortured by the Kirkwood police, yesterday accepted a settlement of R300,000.
The state also offered to pay his legal costs, the Herald reports.
Pakamile Mayo, 35, who originally sought R1.4-million from the Ministry of Safety and Security, withdrew his claim in the Port Elizabeth High Court for future loss of earnings against the police. He will use his damages award to pay for psychiatric treatment.
In what many experienced lawyers described as a highly unusual step for the police, they admitted that they had wrongfully arrested and assaulted Mayo in Kirkwood during September 2005. They also admitted that he was detained unlawfully and severely assaulted.
Mayo's attorney, Francois Swanepoel, said yesterday that his client felt vindicated by the police's admission.
During Mayo's detention he was throttled and locked in a mortuary freezer for close to an hour.
Mayo now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, a panic disorder and agoraphobia.
He sought psychological help at the government hospital in Humansdorp but was turned away "because he was involved in litigation with a government department".
Tortured pastor settles for R300,000 after R1.4m claim
Pakamile Mayo, 35, was throttled and locked in a mortuary freezer for close to an hour - by cops
THE legal team for a lay pastor, who was innocently arrested and tortured by the Kirkwood police, yesterday accepted a settlement of R300,000.
The state also offered to pay his legal costs, the Herald reports.
Pakamile Mayo, 35, who originally sought R1.4-million from the Ministry of Safety and Security, withdrew his claim in the Port Elizabeth High Court for future loss of earnings against the police. He will use his damages award to pay for psychiatric treatment.
In what many experienced lawyers described as a highly unusual step for the police, they admitted that they had wrongfully arrested and assaulted Mayo in Kirkwood during September 2005. They also admitted that he was detained unlawfully and severely assaulted.
Mayo's attorney, Francois Swanepoel, said yesterday that his client felt vindicated by the police's admission.
During Mayo's detention he was throttled and locked in a mortuary freezer for close to an hour.
Mayo now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, a panic disorder and agoraphobia.
He sought psychological help at the government hospital in Humansdorp but was turned away "because he was involved in litigation with a government department".
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