LIMPOPO – The Groblersdal Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Corrie Pretorious to 12 months imprisonment or a R12 000 fine for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on a 16-year-old boy and pointing of a firearm.
Pretorius was caught on video assaulting and pointing a firearm at a teenager at a food outlet in 2022, allegedly over the use of a salt shaker.
The accused and Pretorius were at the Groblersdal Game Shopping Centre Mall on June 15, 2022, when the incident took place.
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National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said Pretorius pleaded guilty to the offences and was remorseful.
“The state advocate Billy Mudavhi submitted that the offence is serious, has the interest of the community and further prayed for direct imprisonment. The presiding officer sentenced Pretorius to pay R12 000 or to 12 months imprisonment, of which half is suspended for five years conditionally and further declared him unfit to possess a firearm,” her statement read.
Pretorius is said to have paid the fine.
Malabi-Dzhangi said the NPA believes the sentence will send a strong message to would-be offenders.
