The appellant, Mr Lourens Stephanus Prinsloo, was convicted in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on two counts of crimen iniuria and one count of assault arising from an altercation over parking at the Vergeet-My-Nie female residence at the University of the Free State on 3 February 2010. During the incident, the appellant verbally abused Ms Mkhiwane and her two daughters, including using the racially offensive term “kaffirs”, threatened Ms Mkhiwane, and grabbed her on the chest. The State’s case was supported by the consistent evidence of the complainant and her two daughters. The appellant denied the conduct and alleged that the complainants were the aggressors. He was sentenced to a fine of R6 000 or twelve months’ imprisonment, wholly suspended. His appeal against conviction was dismissed by the Free State High Court, and he further appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal.