Farmer arrested after allegedly knocking over 2 children with his car and assaulting a third

[Cosmik Debris]

Like with anything that goes to court, innocent until proven otherwise.

But the media and EFF have convicted him already.

 

[Kola-CT]

I remembered why I lost my password for the forum.

 

[ForceFate]

The police are not allowed to publish anything about a criminal case.

Names of the perps. They release statements about crimes all the time. Follow their facebook or twitter account. I think they do the same on their website.

 

[ForceFate]

But the media and EFF have convicted him already.

Not really. Where do you see it?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Is "all of a sardine" like a reference that I'm not getting or are we just ignoring that you said that instead of "all of a sudden"?

"All of a sardine" is a colloquialism and part of a particular vernacular in South Africa meaning "all of a sudden".

 

[Kola-CT]

The police are not allowed to publish anything about a criminal case.

Horseshit.

They publish statements about cases all the time.
What they publish about cases is controled, but they have people emplyed specifically for media statements.

Some of them are, or were ‘Fishy’ but they still published.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Names of the perps. They release statements about crimes all the time. Follow their facebook or twitter account. I think they do the same on their website.

The names of accused can only be released after appearance in court. The police do not release those names. The court does.

 

[Kola-CT]

The names of accused can only be released after appearance in court. The police do not release those names. The court does.

That is what @ForceFate meant, or what I read, that they release info about crimes but not the names of accused.

 

[ForceFate]

The names of accused can only be released after appearance in court. The police do not release those names. The court does.

Yes. That's what I'm saying. However, they can release statements about the case if info contained doesn't compromise safety of the accused, the victim or their families thereof

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Not really. Where do you see it?

Have a read of the original report:

Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe condemned in the incident.

According to Mpumalanga National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Monica Nyuswa, the man lived on the same property as the children.

She said the children were playing with corn from his farm when Grobler allegedly drove over them. Nyuswa added one of their parents used to work for the friend of the accused in the same farm. Grobler made his first court appearance on Monday.

Might as well skip the court case. These guys have convicted him already. And if you read the report, you will see nobody mentions he called the police himself...

Farmer arrested after allegedly knocking over 2 children with his car and assaulting a third | News24

A Mpumalanga man has appeared in court after allegedly running over two children with his car. He also allegedly assaulted a third child.

www.news24.com

 

[ForceFate]

Have a read of the original report:

Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Vusi Shongwe condemned in the incident.

According to Mpumalanga National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Monica Nyuswa, the man lived on the same property as the children.

She said the children were playing with corn from his farm when Grobler allegedly drove over them. Nyuswa added one of their parents used to work for the friend of the accused in the same farm. Grobler made his first court appearance on Monday.

Might as well skip the court case. These guys have convicted him already. And if you read the report, you will see nobody mentions he called the police himself...

Farmer arrested after allegedly knocking over 2 children with his car and assaulting a third | News24

A Mpumalanga man has appeared in court after allegedly running over two children with his car. He also allegedly assaulted a third child.

www.news24.com

But are they not quoting Monica Nyuswa?

Mdhluli said the attack happened after Grobler accused the children of theft.

"The matter was then reported to the police and after an investigation was done, the man was immediately arrested the same afternoon," he added.

According to Mpumalanga National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Monica Nyuswa, the man lived on the same property as the children.

She said the children were playing with corn from his farm when Grobler allegedly drove over them. Nyuswa added one of their parents used to work for the friend of the accused in the same farm. Grobler made his first court appearance on Monday.

 

[Bonywasawarrioraway]

While it's possible that it may have been unintentional, it's also possible they were running directly in front of the car and stopped suddenly.

Did the assault happen before or after they were hit?

but waaaaaaaaaay less likely.

 

[ForceFate]

but waaaaaaaaaay less likely.

Kids are unpredictable. Nervous kids even more so.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

But are they not quoting Monica Nyuswa?

Yes. And has she not conveyed incorrect information? Or suggested the children may be innocent? Whose narrative is she conveying? That of innocence till proven guilty?

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Horseshit.

They publish statements about cases all the time.
What they publish about cases is controled, but they have people emplyed specifically for media statements.

Some of them are, or were ‘Fishy’ but they still published.

Only after the accused has appeared in court.

Their newsroom site is very dodgy. They published several items from my area that the local police say are wrong.

 

[Bonywasawarrioraway]

Kids are unpredictable. Nervous kids even more so.

i would have more sympathy for that remark if you didn't WANT it so badly.

 

[ForceFate]

Yes. And has she not conveyed incorrect information? Or suggested the children may be innocent? Whose narrative is she conveying? That of innocence till proven guilty?

Possibly statement as obtained from the kids and submitted to the NPA. It's also claimed in the same article that the kids "appeared out of nowhere.

Don't forget the NPA is not rhe Judiciary. The judiciary won't release a statement like this while the case is still before the courts.

 

[ForceFate]

The police are not allowed to publish anything about a criminal case.

Read their social media pages. They publish statements about cases that may be of public interest. However, if there are pictures of the accused, they block their faces.

 

[Vrotappel]

No seriously, he has a case to answer. Whether guilty or not will be determined by the courts. He did something.

Let us see how it unfolds over the coming years...

I've seen this movie before.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Possibly statement as obtained from the kids and submitted to the NPA. It's also claimed in the same article that the kids "appeared out of nowhere.

Don't forget the NPA is not rhe Judiciary. The judiciary won't release a statement like this while the case is still before the courts.

Is that sub judice? Should suspicions of a case be commented on by the NPA before a court has found them to be of substance or not? I haven't seen any suspicions around big boy politicians having been commented on by the NPA yet?