Lions centre in court over assault claim

Bronson Mills appeared in court on Wednesday after handing himself over to police following an alleged assault incident in Cape Town.

News24 reports that the 22-year-old Lions centre is accused of assaulting Cape Town student Marumo Selane at a house gathering in the early hours of Monday, 27 October.

Selane detailed his version of events in a statement.

“On Monday morning, around 4am, I was at a friend’s house in Cape Town with a group of approximately eight to nine people after a night out,” he said.

“While there, I was accused by an individual named Bronson Mills of stealing salmon from the refrigerator. I did not plan on stealing the fish, and I told him that directly.”

Selane alleged that the situation escalated into a violent attack.

“Bronson became extremely aggressive. He dragged me out of the house, verbally abused me, and physically assaulted me,” he claimed.

“He punched me multiple times in the face, threw me to the ground, and kicked me while swearing and shouting. I repeatedly told him to stop and apologised out of fear for my safety.”

Selane listed his injuries from the scuffle as a black eye, a bruised forehead, blood in one eye, a swollen lip, cheek and jaw, and multiple cuts on his face, knees and wrists.

Selane claimed Mills was under the influence of drugs during the altercation.

“Bronson has a known history of violence and substance abuse, including cocaine use, and has assaulted others in the past under similar circumstances.

“On the night he attacked me, he was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol.”

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