By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
SA Police Service (SAPS) have confirmed a case of crime injuria was opened againts a racist Belinda Magor at the Boksburg North police station on Friday, and the investigation was transferred to Putfontein.
Her arrest comes after her derogatory comments infuriated people, who called for her to be arrested and to be punished for being a racist.
Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili said the suspect was arrested, and released the same day, on a warning to appear in court on 27 March 2023.
In the voice note, the woman defends pit bulls amid calls for a ban on the breed as domestic pets.
In it, she said:
“I’m very passionate about this. Ban them, kill them, shoot them, get rid of them because they are the problem — not pit bulls, not animals. Animals are beautiful, and they deserve a warm bed, food, love, attention, and everything else. God created those animals. Who created the black man? Do you think God? I don’t think so.”
Magor initially denied sending the voice note and said she was not racist, as she was “very kind and helpful, especially to black people”.
She is the owner of Gauteng bookkeeping company, JSC Office Support, and has blamed her racist rant on diabetes.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has registered a complaint about a racist “pit bull rant” voice recording that was circulating online.
The commission’s spokesperson, Wisani Baloyi, said the Gauteng branch would investigate.
“Identification of the person behind the voice note is part of the internal complaints-handling mechanism, which cannot be divulged at the moment,” Baloyi said.
A petition, started by the Sizwe Kupelo Foundation, wants the vicious breed of dog banned due to a recent spate of deadly attacks, and has gained more than 100 000 signatures.