Convict K-word accused – State

THE STATE yesterday called for the conviction of a “quicktempered” salesman on a charge of assaulting a black domestic worker. André van Deventer appeared in the Cape Town District Court before magistrate Alta le Roux, who said she would deliver judgment on November 28. The case is a sequel to an incident in June last year in which Van Deventer allegedly grabbed domestic worker Nomasomi Gloria Kente during a heated argument. Van Deventer has pleaded guilty to a charge of crimen injuria for calling her a “k*****” during the argument. He denies assaulting her. Kente was working for Mariechen Pienaar, Van Deventer’s girlfriend at the time. Kente lived in. The argument occurred when she asked Van Deventer to look after Pienaar’s baby while she had a shower. – Sapa