There has been a huge update on the alleged Gender Based Violence (GBV) case of Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Mothobi Mvala.
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Mvala was allegedly involved in a GBV scandal involving the mother of his children and fiancee Palesa Botipe, and now an update has been given on the Sundowns star’s fate.
Case was initially lodged in December
In December Botipe was thought to have opened a case of domestic violence against Mvala. The Bafana Bafana international was due to appear in court on January 12, due to this charges. After deciding enough is enough. Botipe decided it was better for her to go the legal route, in her attempts to stop the Sundowns player from repeating the same abusive actions against her again.
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On top of that, reports emerged that Sundowns themselves had been following the situation and launched an investigation of their own. Masandawana are not to take matters involving GBV very seriously and they were not about to let Mvala’s case slip through the cracks.
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Now in a change of events it seems as if Mvala will be let off the hook, with both the Botipe and Mvala families thought to have sat down to discuss the matter, in an effort to sort it out before it reaches the court of law.
Mvala is now off the hook!
“We sat down together just before the court case, and it was just me and him (Mvala) who initiated the meeting. We then decided to call both our families and we had a meeting with them. We had to listen to our elders speak and the meeting took hours and hours, and I went back home after the meeting and I thought about my decision,” Botipe confirmed to Soccer-Laduma
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Expending on the reasons why she went that rule instead of getting Mvala punished, she pointed to her religious beliefs.
Why Botipe withdrew the case
“I am a Christian and I love this man and seeing him so down breaks me more especially if he had to admit to my family about his short temper and bad communication skills, it takes a real man to do that. I drove to Jo’burg in the early hours of Monday and I withdrew the case. I have proof. We are both going for professional help hand in hand. Our daughter as well is seeing a child psychologist,” she concluded.
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Is this a wise move from Botipe? Feel free to voice your opinion below in the comments.
