NATIONAL NEWS - Mandla “Mampintsha” Maphumulo has been granted bail of R2,000 in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court. He will reappear in court on 15 May.
The magistrate instructed him to avoid any contact with his accuser. He was reportedly suffering from a foot injury in court.
In a new twist on Tuesday afternoon, Mandla “Mampintsha” Maphumulo’s lawyer has said that his client is in fact the victim following outrage at a video clip showing Maphumulo appearing to hit partner Babes Wodumo, real name Bongekile Simelane.
The under-fire Kwaito musician has apparently also laid counter-assault charges against the Gqom singer, claiming the widely publicised Instragram video showing him slapping her several times was in fact him defending himself, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Speaking to eNCA outside the Westville Police Station in Durban where Mampintsha had handed himself over to police custody after Wodumo, laid a common assault charge against him, lawyer Pat Magwaza said: “He was assaulted so he has opened a case of assault against Bongisile Simelane.
“At this stage from what I’ve heard from him in consultation, it was before the video. He was then defending himself when the video was made.”
He said his client did not “take this well because it looks like a setup”.
In the live Instagram feed on Sunday night, Mampintsha can be seen hitting Wodumo who is shown sobbing and cowering in apparent fear.
Magwaza said Mampintsha was expected to appear in court this afternoon.
