Limpopo man accused of beating and pointing a firearm at a teenager 😣 over seasoning 🧂 at a restaurant pleads guilty. Catch up on the story here: crimeinlimpopo
He explained that he was fearing for his life when “about 11 other young men” surrounded him during the incident, prompting him to take out his firearm.
“My three children were also outside the shop… I felt threatened for my safety and the safety of my children in the circumstances that I pulled out my licenced firearm,” his lawyer read out the plea. The 50-year-old, however, denied that he pointed the firearm at anybody, saying “I merely kept in my hand by my side”.He said while the group fled after he took out the firearm, the teenager then tried to grab the gun, but managed to keep hold of it.
“I then grabbed the complainant and managed to trip him over and [he] fell to the ground. While the complainant was on the ground, I proceeded to stomp and kick him that I exceeded the grounds of private defence because the complainant had already fell to the ground. “I knew at that stage after the complainant fell that it was not necessary to continue to assault the complainant and my actions were wrongful. I, therefore, plead guilty to assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm,” Pretorious continued.
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