Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za

3 min read
21 October 2022 | 18:34 am CAT

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Friday has confirmed that a criminal case is being pursued against Stellenbosch University student, Theuns du Toit after a urination incident at Huis Marais residency.

This comes after a video of du Toit urinating on the belongings of fellow Huis Marais resident, Babalo Ndwayana made its rounds on social media. du Toit has since been expelled from the campus.

While Maties held its own internal investigation, Ndwayana also laid charges against du Toit of housebreaking, malicious damage to property and crimen injuria at the Stellenbosch police station in June.

After its investigation, Stellenbosch University in July found du Toit guilty of contravening clauses of the campus’ disciplinary code for students.

The NPA the decided du Toit should be prosecuted on charges relating to malicious damage to property and crimen injuria.

However, du Toit’s lawyer, William Fullard, says they have not received any communication regarding the case from the NPA or the investigating officer yet.

Stellenbosch University has meanwhile says they will provide its full cooperation to the relevant authorities investigating the case.