Model Mirriam Ngomani and fiancee Tobias Zehetleitner were victims of a vicious attack while they were enjoying an evening out at a casino in Time Square in Menlyn, Pretoria on Thursday, 11 July.
According to the couple, a white man in his 20s approached them and flicked a cigarette in Zehetleitner’s face while he was standing in the queue and holding Ngomani’s hand.
“I asked what he was doing and he said ‘what is wrong with you? You’re dating a monkey’,” Zehetleitner said, adding that the man was pointing at his fiancée.
The man's friends attempted to stop him, but he later found the couple and proceeded to insult Ngomani, calling her the k-word and a monkey, before the physical assault took place. Ngomani was left with a broken leg and allegedly fears what this could mean for her career.
Video footage of the incident was handed over to the SAPS and it is alleged the perpetrators play for a famous rugby club. The names of the perpetrators are known to casino management and the police but are being kept from the public.
This is a developing story.
