The eight Presidential Protection Services police officers charged with assaulting people along the N1 in Gauteng. (Iavan Pijoos/News24
The mother of a victim allegedly assaulted by the Presidential Protection Services, assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, said her family lived in fear.
They were also struggling to cope with the pressure of the court case.
Family members of four SA National Defence Force trainees were in the public gallery as the pre-trial hearing for the eight accused commenced in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.
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