Parenting tiff lands Northern Cape man in jail for assault and strangulation
The court found the man guilty after rejecting his defence and accepting the girlfriend's evidence as credible.
A 22-year-old man from the Northern Cape has been sentenced to seven years in jail for assaulting and strangling his girlfriend. The incident occurred on April 10, 2026, at his home in Roodepan after a heated argument over their newborn baby. During the altercation, he struck her with his hands and feet, and later that evening, he returned to punch her again and strangle her with a laundry-line wire.
She suffered neck injuries. The girlfriend reported the incident to the police, and her testimony was corroborated by a police officer who treated her injuries. The prosecutor presented her as the sole witness, and the court found her account credible despite the accused's false testimony during cross-examination. The court emphasized the severity of domestic violence and the need for harsh sentences to deter future offenders.
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