A man in Mpumalanga is sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for an attack in which he pours boiling oil over a street vendor who was selling vetkoek. The vendor suffers severe burn injuries, and the case centers on the harm caused during what the court describes as an assault on a person going about her work.
The report describes the attack as violent and shocking, focusing on the injuries and the sentence imposed. While outlets largely align on the core facts—who attacked whom, that boiling oil was used, and that the vendor was left with serious burns—additional details such as the exact circumstances before the assault, the nature of the prosecution’s evidence, and any statements from the defence are not provided in the excerpted coverage.
