Sindane a humble guy, says girlfriend of suspended MPL

THE girlfriend of suspended EFF MPL Patrick Sindane has come out in defence of her boyfriend‚ denying claims that he had assaulted her.

Lebo Mogoasa, of Randfontein, spoke yesterday about the incident that resulted in her boyfriend, and the father of her child, being suspended by the EFF in Gauteng.

Mogoasa said she and Sindane were at an “after tears” party in Orlando‚ Soweto, following a funeral on Saturday‚ when an argument ensued between the two. “There was never an assault,” she said. “We had an argument and I started crying, so people there thought that he had beaten me.”

She said the admission Sindane had made on social media was related to a scuffle among the EFF members who were at the party.

“Patrick was admitting that there was a fight between him and other fighters [EFF members] – not that he had beat me. He did not hit me,” she said.

“He had a squabble with the other fighters, but not with me. I tried to explain this to the people.

“We came from the cemetery about 2pm. You can imagine from 2 o’clock, people drinking alcohol, what is going to happen.”

When asked about the suspension of Mogoasa, she said: “It is a suspension, they are investigating. He has not been fired.

“If he had assaulted me‚ I would have laid [assault] complaints at a police station and would have reported him to the party.”

Mogoasa said Sindane was a caring guy. “He is a sweet and humble man. He wouldn’t hurt a fly.”