A Ruimsig resident, Cynthia O’Neil appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court on September 9 on charges of assault. The charges were filed by her neighbour, Gugu Khathi, wife of DJ Tira following an altercation between the two women in 2019. This was O’Neil’s first appearance in court and the case was postponed to September 22.
During court proceedings, Alexander Opperman, O’Neil’s lawyer, said there was video footage that needed to be made available to them. The video footage supposedly shows the incident and what happened between the two women.
According to a statement, in November 2019, O’Neil and her husband were hanging Christmas lights outside when Khathi’s son frequently drove in and out of Khathi’s yard. The O’Neil’s three grandchildren were riding their bicycles outside. At some point a confrontation between the two ensued and according to O’Neil, Kathi stepped back and tripped over one of the bikes. She claimed that two men came out of Khathi’s house to help her. O’Neil claimed Khathi hit her on the nose and she started bleeding. The couple reportedly filed a case of assault after the incident. Khathi seemingly filed a counter claim of assault, and O’Neil was served with a summons. It is alleged that Khathi was bumped and dragged on the ground.
