Jaco Swart

Jaco Swart pleaded guilty to the two counts of assaulting his estranged wife. He repeatedly assaulted her in 2018, by kicking and slapping her.

It was then that Nicoleen and her family approached the unit for help,” he said. “The CCTV footage captured Swart pushing, punching and kicking his wife at their business in 2018. According to AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, which supported Nicoleen in the case, Swart pleaded guilty to the two counts after facing an unassailable case, which included surveillance footage of his violent criminal acts.

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Read More Read More Read More Read More — Barry Bateman (@barrybateman)— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) #JacoSwartlast year this matter was struck off the roll. — Barry Bateman (@barrybateman)— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) #JacoSwartpleaded guilty to assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm.

After beating his wife like the little man he is, Jaco Swart managed to dodge a prison sentence this week - and that's infuriated Gerrie Nel.

— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman)— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) #JacoSwartbeat his wife to a pulp. Gerrie Nel remains incandescent with the final sentencing, too. Jaco Swart was seen, amongst other things, fly-kicking his wife while at work – Photo: Barry Bateman / Twitter

A man from Centurion has been fined R20 000 and received a suspended sentence after viciously assaulting his now estranged wife.

However, we want to applaud Nicoleen Swart who decided not to remain a victim but to speak out," says Private Prosecution Head, Adv. Gerrie Nel. The NPA prosecutor applied to have the surveillance footage admitted for the purposes of aggravation of sentence, but the court disallowed this after the defence questioned its authenticity. "We are confronted by the lip service paid to the fight against gender-based violence by all in the criminal justice system, as well as a lack of commitment and competence to take proper care for the victims of gender-based violence.

The Pretoria North Regional Court has handed businessman Jaco Swart a three-year prison sentence, suspended for a period of five years, and a R20 000 fine ...

"We hoped that more would be done to ensure that the footage was placed on record so that the magistrate could witness first-hand Swart's violent actions towards his wife." "The prosecutor of the National Prosecuting Authority applied for the footage to be admitted as aggravating evidence to the sentence, but the court denied it after the defence team questioned its authenticity. However, concerns raised by Jaco Swart’s legal team around the authenticity of the footage meant it was not used as evidence in court.

'Once again the justice system has failed another woman': Siv Ngesi said of Jaco Swart, who escaped prison after brutally beating his wife.

Are we going to wait for him to kill someone? Are we going to wait for him to kill someone? She shared on her IG Stories: “And some of you rely on a court verdict to prove someone’s innocence”. Actor Siv Ngesi spoke out after a video of Jaco Swart brutally beating his wife went viral. Siv Ngesi posted on Instagram: “Let’s make Jaco Swart famous for being a wife-beating scum, piece of s**t. Once again the justice system has failed another woman! — Barry Bateman (@barrybateman)— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) #JacoSwartlast year this matter was struck off the roll.

The Pretoria North Regional Court has handed businessman Jaco Swart a three-year prison sentence, suspended for a period of five years, and a R20 000 fine ...

"We hoped that more would be done to ensure that the footage was placed on record so that the magistrate could witness first-hand Swart's violent actions towards his wife." "The prosecutor of the National Prosecuting Authority applied for the footage to be admitted as aggravating evidence to the sentence, but the court denied it after the defence team questioned its authenticity. Afriforum Private Prosecution Unit spokesperson Barry Bateman said Nicoleen Swart approached the lobby group after her case was struck off the roll.

Jaco Swart, a man who viciously beat his wife, has been sentenced to a R20,000 fine and a three-year suspended prison sentence.

After Swart was sentenced, Nel lamented that the criminal justice system seemed to lack the appetite to tackle gender-based violence. Nicoleen had approached AfriForum to help her after the matter was previously struck off the roll. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit became involved in the case after the matter was struck off the roll last year.