Delft Family Traumatised After Cops Pepper-Spray Baby, Shoot Dogs And Steal R10k In Horror Raid

A Delft Rastafarian family say they are living in fear after police allegedly stormed their home without a warrant, pepper-sprayed their one-year-old baby, assaulted them, killed their dogs, and stole R10 000 in cash during a chaotic raid on Monday.

Caroline Kampher, 38, told the Daily Voice that officers “turned our whole world upside down” when they forced entry into their home while supposedly searching for drugs.

‘They Sprayed My Baby While He Was on My Hip’

“My husband asked them ‘waar is julle search warrant?’ but they did not have one,” Caroline said. “He refused to open the gate and they broke it down. One cop pulled out pepper spray and sprayed me and the baby while he was on my hip. They sprayed my husband when he intervened.”

Caroline described a terrifying scene: about 16 vans and 30 officers arrived as backup, neighbours watched as officers “klapped” (slapped) and stomped on her husband, leaving him unconscious and losing his false teeth.

Her 19-year-old daughter Chelsea was, she said, kicked so hard she fell backwards. A female officer allegedly broke three glasses over her 15-year-old son Govanni’s head.

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“We tried to keep the gate up, then they clapped us and we started throwing cold water. They even fired a shot into the wall before they came inside the yard,” she said.

Caroline claimed the officers trashed the house, broke their phones when family members filmed the raid, shot and killed the family’s two dogs, and stole R10 000 in cash from the home.

The family say they were then arrested and later released — only to be told by court officials that there was no case against them.

Delft Community Erupts After Arrests — Police Say Dagga Case

The Kampher family and a fifth relative, Lejhaar, say the arrests sparked outrage among the local Rasta community, prompting a protest outside the Delft police station during which tyres were burned.

Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk confirmed the demonstration and said the five were arrested on suspicion of dealing in dagga.

He told reporters that allegations of police misconduct are “serious” and urged the family to lodge formal complaints with Delft police management or the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).

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“Allegations of misbehaviour and or lack of service delivery — which is contrary to normal police conduct as enshrined in our Code of Conduct — is regarded as serious misconduct,” Van Wyk said. He did not comment directly on claims that officers shot the family’s dogs or stole cash.

Family Demands Justice

Family members who spoke outside court wept and called for justice. “These things you see on social media, but when it happens to your own family it is a different feeling,” said one relative.

“We want justice — what he did was wrong. He is not a bad person; he grew up in front of me. Our families are hurt, and we are grateful the baby is still alive.”

The Delft Community and several civil-society groups have called for an independent probe. The Kamphers say they will be lodging complaints with IPID and pursuing every available legal route to hold those involved to account.

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