{"id":13722,"date":"2014-04-15T09:10:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T09:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13722"},"modified":"2014-04-15T09:10:20","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T09:10:20","slug":"white-man-sentenced-to-death-for-k-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13722","title":{"rendered":"White man sentenced to ‘death’ for k-word"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Happy,<\/a>
Happy, not a baboon or a kaffir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A white man has been sentenced to \u201cdeath\u201d of a different kind for calling Metro FM communications manager Happy Ngidi a baboon and a kaffir.<\/p>\n

On Friday the Roodepoort Magistrate\u2019s Court sentenced Simon Phillips, 39, to a two-year prison term, suspended for five years on condition that he works at the mortuary section of the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital for a total of 720 hours.<\/p>\n

The sentence is equal to 18 working weeks at 40 hours a week<\/p>\n

This was after the same court found Phillips guilty of crimen injuria last month.\u00a0Phillips was granted R10 000 bail.<\/p>\n

Ngidi was leaving Virgin Active\u2019s parking lot in Constantia Kloof, north west of Johannesburg, last year in July,\u00a0for home when it happened.<\/p>\n

She was reversing out of a parking area and noticed a white VW Polo belonging to Phillips approaching her. She said that, being a careful driver, she took her time reversing out.<\/p>\n

This irked Phillips, who called her a baboon and a kaffir.<\/p>\n

The court, in sentencing Phillips, said that crimen injuria – intentionally and unlawfully impairing the dignity or privacy of another – was a sub-species of assault.<\/p>\n

At the mortuary section, Phillips will receive and attend to visitors to the mortuary, clean and clothe the corpses and prepare the bodies for collection.<\/p>\n

Any breach will result in Phillips being jailed for two years.<\/p>\n

The court considered a number of sentencing options, such as a jail time and a fine, but decided against a prison sentence because of the effect this would have on his two-year-old child.<\/p>\n

The court believed Phillips could still be rehabilitated.<\/p>\n

It heard from Phillips\u2019s father, George, that he worked for three days a week.<\/p>\n

The court indicated that Ngidi may pursue a civil claim if interested.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Ngidi was ecstatic about the sentencing.<\/p>\n

Source: timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n

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