Mofokeng is acquitted of assaulting his wife

FORMER Gauteng MEC for housing Dan Mofokeng has been acquitted of attacking his wife Jacqui, who is the ANC's deputy chief whip in the Gauteng Legislature.

Mofokeng had pleaded not guilty to charges of contravening a protection order, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, two counts of crimen injuria, malicious damage to property and assault by threatening to kill their daughter.

Earlier in the case magistrate Clifford Khoza of the Domestic Violence Court in Pretoria dismissed four of the charges against Mofokeng.

He then proceeded with the charges relating to threatening to kill their daughter, Thato, the contravention of the protection order, and of assault.

Yesterday, after listening to arguments by both the state and defence attorney Lehlohonolo Adonisi, he found that the State had not proved its case beyond doubt, citing the differences between the evidence of their domestic worker Evelyn Mosiya and Jacqui, when coming to facts relating to the assault.

An angry Mofokeng appeared relieved and criticised his accusers of abusing government resources to settle personal matters.