Jaco Swart has been a name on everyone’s lips, and not for good reasons. Swart became infamous after footage of him violently beating his estranged wife, Nicole Swart, went viral. South Africa’s reaction was swift and fierce, and a lot harsher than the R20 000 fine and a five-year suspended prison sentence he received from the court.
A group of individuals reportedly took matters into their own hands, dishing out justice and leaving Swart battered and bruised earlier this month. Now, friends and family claim they have not seen Swart since last week Monday.
Swart was reportedly shaken by the assault but had not gone to the police to open a case of assault, as per The South African.
Phone calls have gone unanswered and he was reportedly last active on WhatsApp the previous week.
According to close friends, Swart had reportedly been contemplating suicide and had claimed he would take his own life before being beaten to death by others.
In a voice note sent to his lawyer, Enoch Nethanani, Swart claimed that the assault took place in Pretoria, where a group of men allegedly hit him over the head, threw him in the boot of a car, and kicked him, as per News24.
Swart also allegedly claimed that the men threatened to break or cut off his hands for hitting a woman.
Swart pleaded guilty to two charges of assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm with regard to his estranged wife, Nicoleen.
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