A Mpumalanga woman and her daughter are facing a criminal trial for serious assault after they allegedly threw hot water over, and used a broom to beat, an acquaintance
Disputes should be resolved in a polite manner, police say, urging people not to resort to violence.A Mpumalanga woman and her daughter are facing a criminal trial for serious assault after they allegedly threw hot water and used a broom to beat an acquaintance.The victim, aged 34, went to the house of a 38-year-old woman to collect money she was owed.
“In the midst of the argument, the woman's daughter, 20, is alleged to have gone into the house, boiled water and poured it over the victim. Thereafter, [the mother] unshamefully took a broom stick and allegedly assaulted the woman,” the statement said.
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