It was January 2014 when ex-Boss model and UCT student Djavan Arrigone peed from the balcony of Tiger Tiger, Claremont, hitting a taxi driver’s head on the street below.
He was then convicted for assault last year, and subsequently fired from Boss Models.
Yesterday, Arrigone was seen in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court pleading for leniency.
Represented by Eben Grobbelaar, the lawyer painted a picture of a youth in need. Grobbelaar explained the ex-model would not be able to pay the fine after he lost his R50 000-a-month job. As a model. Because he is still a student.
[He] has never associated with anti-social peers and does not have a history of anti-social behaviour. The accused is a productive member of society and can be an [asset] to society and low risk of committing such an offence in future. He is a full-time student, plays the guitar and does vocals. [The court should not] curb these activities.
Here’s the job he left behind:
Instead of paying the full fine, Prosecutor Phumeza Zondi proposed a prison sentence with the option of a fine. Check this:
The complainant testified that he is a laughing stock. People laugh at him and say that he is that person who was urinated on by a white person.
[Arrigone] showed no remorse. On the day of the incident he shouted at the scene that he had not made a mistake by urinating on a black person, saying that he is rich and came from overseas.
Fair enough. Especially when he poses for the camera trying to look zen:
The complainant, Michelle Nomgcana, said his sangoma told him he needed about R150 000 to cleanse bad luck caused by the incident. Distraught, Nomgcana said he had lost his taxi business because the incident had caused him bad luck. He is hoping to get compensation from Arrigone through the Equality Court.
My sangoma said I will require R150,000 and must slaughter a cow to cleanse myself of the bad luck. This has strained my relationship with my girlfriend.
Sentencing will take place on September 30. Let’s see if Arrigone opts for jail time. As if.
[source:timeslive]
