Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Thursday, June 19
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Cue
        • Cue Archives
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»Uncategorized»Councillor cleared of second assault charge
    Uncategorized

    Councillor cleared of second assault charge

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailSeptember 12, 2013No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    A ward councillor has once again been cleared of assault charges at the request of the people who accused her of assault.

    A ward councillor has once again been cleared of assault charges at the request of the people who accused her of assault.

    The ANC councillor appeared briefly in the Grahamstown Magistrate's Court on Wednesday 11 September.

    The case was scheduled for trial on Tuesday, but the man who had accused her failed to come to court. The case was postponed to Wednesday.

    The 46-year-old councillor appeared briefly with her co-accused, a 35-year-old man, before magistrate Nomnikelo Jebese withdrew both the assault charges at the complainant's request.

    The man had opened a criminal case against the councillor after he was allegedly beaten up by about 15 people, including the councillor, in the early hours of 8 June.

    Grahamstown police were investigating a case of serious assault. According to police spokesperson Captain Mali Govender, the man says he was woken by a knock on the door followed by a mob that entered his house after kicking the door down.

    Govender says the man was allegedly taken out of his house and assaulted.

    This councillor also faced another charge of assault this year after allegedly engaging in a brawl at Makana Resort on 23 June.

    The woman who claimed to be attacked by the councillor said she was enjoying Youth Day celebrations at the resort when someone gave her some meat. "The suspect approached [her]claiming that the meat was hers and then an argument ensued, followed by the pulling of hair, face-scratching and name-calling," Govender said.

    This case was also withdrawn at the request of the complainant on 2 August.

    Previous ArticleNew display honours Makhanda
    Next Article Young man collapses en route to hospital
    Grocott's Mail

      Comments are closed.

      Code of Ethics and Conduct
      GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
      RMR
      Listen to RMR


      Humans of Makhanda

      Humans of Makhanda

      Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

      © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.