Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss, Robert McBride, briefly appeared in the Pretoria magistrates’ court on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his daughter.
He stood in the dock with his hands to his back, nodding occasionally as magistrate Ignatius du Preez told him that he was transferring his case to the Pretoria regional court.
Du Preez postponed the case to March 20 for a trial date and for further disclosures to the defence as three further witness statements had been obtained.
McBride, who is out on R10 000 bail, is facing a charge of child abuse and an alternate charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for allegedly assaulting his teenage daughter in August last year.
The incident allegedly happened while McBride and his daughter were driving in his car but McBride has denied assaulting his daughter, saying he had merely admonished her.
In a statement released soon after the alleged incident became public, McBride claimed the case was opened by a woman who had unsuccessfully asked him to squash a traffic fine.
He said in the statement that he had become concerned about his daughter's school marks and "somewhat rebellious" behaviour and that he had admonished her, but never assaulted her.
McBride explained in the statement that his daughter was seated directly behind him in the car and that it would have been impossible for him to drive, assault and throttle his daughter at the same time.
Robert McBride child abuse case postponed
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) boss, Robert McBride, briefly appeared in the Pretoria magistrates’ court on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his daughter.
He stood in the dock with his hands to his back, nodding occasionally as magistrate Ignatius du Preez told him that he was transferring his case to the Pretoria regional court.
Du Preez postponed the case to March 20 for a trial date and for further disclosures to the defence as three further witness statements had been obtained.
McBride, who is out on R10 000 bail, is facing a charge of child abuse and an alternate charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm for allegedly assaulting his teenage daughter in August last year.
The incident allegedly happened while McBride and his daughter were driving in his car but McBride has denied assaulting his daughter, saying he had merely admonished her.
In a statement released soon after the alleged incident became public, McBride claimed the case was opened by a woman who had unsuccessfully asked him to squash a traffic fine.
He said in the statement that he had become concerned about his daughter's school marks and "somewhat rebellious" behaviour and that he had admonished her, but never assaulted her.
McBride explained in the statement that his daughter was seated directly behind him in the car and that it would have been impossible for him to drive, assault and throttle his daughter at the same time.