A family in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, wants the police to explain why one of their family members, taken into custody on Monday, was found dead in a cell at Khayelitsha police station the next day.
"We were told that the community has sorted him out and they took him to the police station," said Phumla Mnkulwa, a family member of the deceased.
The family says they went to Khayelitsha police station on Tuesday morning, but were told they will only see him on Wednesday, when he was to appear in the Khayelitsha Court.
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"On Wednesday, we went to court.
On Thursday, GroundUp spoke to family members outside the Khayelitsha police station.
