Mam’s acid court case to resume next week
The case was supposed to be heard on 1 April last year, but due to Covid-19 and the national lockdown was the case postponed until further notice.
The trial of a Mamelodi woman, accused of pouring acid on her boyfriend, will resume in court on 25 March.
The case was supposed to be heard on 1 April last year, but due to Covid-19 and the national lockdown, the case was postponed.
The family of the victim, Terrence Mabena (33) from Mamelodi East, said they were happy the trial will finally start again and justice could finally be served.
The suspect is the ex-girlfriend of the victim aged 43 and was facing charges of attempted murder. She allegedly poured drain acid on Terence on 29 June in 2019.
Mother of the victim, Grace Dudu Mabena, said her son’s life has been destroyed in seconds and he has permanent scars.
“My son has accepted that he will never look the same again, but he will never drop the charges against the suspect.”
Following the incident, Terence was admitted to Mamelodi hospital and later transferred to Steve Biko hospital for continuous treatment where he spends several months in hospital beds.
On that fateful night, the couple were coming back from a night out and went to the (now ex-) girlfriend’s place. There they got into an argument before acid was poured on the victim’s face and chest.
Grace said the family has been waiting to see justice for their son.
She said the accused’s arrest showed that the justice system was working and soon justice will prevail for her son. She thanked the community for supporting her son.
Terrence said although he can’t recall the argument or what caused the argument he knows his ex-girlfriend’s intension was to kill him.
They were both drunk when the incident occurred.
Grace said she still finds it hard to understand why the suspect is still free to roam the streets of Mamelodi.
She said the suspect was not supposed to be walking freely while her son is struggling to recover.
The trial will take place at the Pretoria regional court.
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