KwaZulu-Natal estate agent Penny Sparrow appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on the south coast on Monday.
At the start of proceedings‚ the state and defence requested a short adjournment to allow for negotiations regarding a plea.
Magistrate Vincent Hlatshwayo granted the brief adjournment after expressing his unhappiness by the delay.
He said both parties should have done this a long time ago and not on Monday.
Sparrow is facing a charge of crimen injuria‚ stemming from her Facebook post where she called black people monkeys.
Penny Sparrow court case delayed for possible plea deal
KwaZulu-Natal estate agent Penny Sparrow appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on the south coast on Monday.
At the start of proceedings‚ the state and defence requested a short adjournment to allow for negotiations regarding a plea.
Magistrate Vincent Hlatshwayo granted the brief adjournment after expressing his unhappiness by the delay.
He said both parties should have done this a long time ago and not on Monday.
Sparrow is facing a charge of crimen injuria‚ stemming from her Facebook post where she called black people monkeys.
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