Marie Basson is headed to jail for six months for impairing the dignity of a Pick n Pay cashier in Birch Acres
Four years ago, a mother-of-three was accused of calling a black woman a “k-word bitch” and saying she had a “fat ass” and should go to the gym in an altercation at a supermarket.
Now Marie Basson is headed to jail, after failing in her bid to appeal her six-month jail term for crimen injuria, the crime of unlawfully and intentionally injuring, insulting or impairing the dignity of another person.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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