Court hands Babes Wodumo R1000 fine, or prison time
Bongekile 'Babes Wodumo' Simelane and her two co-accused are due to return to court, later this month.
They were a no show at the Durban Magistrates Court last week to face assault charges and yesterday were sentenced to 30 days behind bars or a fine of a thousand rand.
They were found guilty of being in contempt of court.
Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Wodumo, who's real is Bongekile Simelane, her sister Nondumiso and fellow artist Thobeka Ndaba known as Tipsee.
They're accused of assaulting a woman at a guesthouse in Umbilo last month.
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The NPA's Natasha Kara says Ndaba produced a doctors note - which was accepted by the court yesterday.
"After the inquiry, she was found guilty of being in contempt of court - that's for the failure to appear in court on Friday. She was given a fine of R1000 or 30 days imprisonment. The matter that she failed to appear for - has been remanded to the 24th of April," she said.
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