Delving into the past
This week, we take a look at the Advertiser's November 19, 1993, edition.
This week, we take a look at the Advertiser’s November 19, 1993, edition.
• Ex-Addie reporter guilty of assault
A family feud led to a young woman being convicted of assault.
Karen Mitchelle Kotze, 23, a former Springs Advertiser reporter, was initially charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
She was found guilty on the lesser charge of common assault.
Mitchelle was sentenced to an R1 000 fine or 120 days conditionally suspended for five years.
The woman she assaulted, Elizabeth Dorothy ‘Dot’ Flynn, is the editor of the Brakpan Herald newspaper, and the mother of Kotze’s live-in boyfriend, Kevin Flynn.
The case resulted from an incident, which occurred on August 14 this year at the Paul Krugersoord home shared by Kotze and Kevin.
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Boiling water was flung at Flynn, which resulted in severe burns.
Passing sentence in the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning, magistrate Andries du Plessis said: “It is unfortunate that these cases appear before the court. It is a family matter.”
After the criminal case, which included many allegations and counter-allegations, both sides said they were considering taking civil action.
Flynn said she would sue for damages, such as pain and suffering, while Kotze and Kevin were considering a defamation action.
• Antique stolen
A Springs businessman is distressed after an antique piece of furniture belonging to one of his customers was stolen off his delivery vehicle last week.
Rubin Ramguthy of Rubins in Geduld specialises in the re-upholstery of furniture and collected two antique armchairs along with an antique couch from a customer in Bakerton.
He stopped outside a café in Geduld to buy lunch on his way back to his business premises and on his return, within a matter of minutes, a chair had been taken off his vehicle.
Ramguthy is offering a reward of R100 to any person who might assist in locating the armchair.
• Springs pair come sixth in nine-hour challenge
Two Springs men and their Potchefstroom partner did very well in this year’s Castrol Challenge 9-Hour Endurance Race, being placed sixth.
The race was held in Killarney, Cape Town, on November 13.
Garth Jones and Gavin Ramsay, both from Springs, raced with Henk Uys from Potchefstroom.
The race was the last round of the South African Production Drivers Championship. Their sponsors were OPTI,
Pretoria Box and Les Ron Panelbeaters and the drove and Opel Kadett.
Their fastest lap was their second lap and their time was 1:43:052.
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