It’s everywhere, so we’re going to assume you’ve seen the video of the altercation at the Spur in the Glen Shopping Centre from this past weekend.

If this one has somehow snuck past you, then go ahead and see the original video HERE.

Anyway this one has caused outrage around the country, and it hasn’t really shone a great light on Spur itself.

Following their original apology / explanation, which didn’t sit well with many, they have attempted to salvage the situation.

That includes releasing the footage from the moments leading up to the first video, which is this below:

From News24:

In a media release on Wednesday, Spur Corporation issued an unequivocal apology to Lebohang Mabuya and her family over the incident.

“We have reviewed our CCTV footage of the incident and can confirm that Ms Mabuya’s version of events is accurate; the footage shows that her child was grabbed by the male customer in an aggressive manner and his actions are unacceptable…

Spur Corporation also said the staff and management of the store did not sufficiently assist Mabuya and her family, and internal procedures are being reviewed to address this.

“We will be talking to Ms Mabuya directly, at her convenience, and will apologise for what she and her family experienced. We will also offer her and her family trauma counselling and any other support where we can. I would like to again make it very clear that as an organisation we do not condone any forms of violence against women or children, irrespective of the circumstances.  As an organisation we have learnt a valuable lesson and it is my priority at this stage to ensure that should something like happen again, our staff will be sufficiently prepared,” Spur Corporation CEO Pierre van Tonder said.

I guess it’s better late than never.

Someone else who has had a rough time of it is Jacque Payne, whose “number and home address were published on Twitter and both were alleged to belong to Nico Viljoen‚ the man implicated in the Spur brawl”.

That’s according to TimesLive, who detail how things have unfolded since then:

Payne said his phone hasn’t stopped ringing.

“We have been receiving death threats and I don’t even know who Nico Viljoen is. I haven’t even been to Joburg in two or three years‚” Payne [said].

“My family and I can’t even move. We have nowhere to go‚” he added.

He believes the person who posted his contact details on social media is a Telkom employee.

Payne has tried all avenues to resolve the issue but he claimed the police were unable to assist.

His mother‚ Anneline‚ took to Facebook to vent her frustration.

“If I find Nico Viljoen‚ he will regret being born. We as a family have been to hell and back today because of the Spur incident. We have had over 400 calls‚ some great people were spoken to‚ some not so nice‚” Anneline Payne wrote.

“We distance ourselves from Nico Viljoen. We have no idea who or where he is‚” she said.

She begged for people to stop calling her son‚ adding that they were being unfairly harassed.

The Twitter police have kinda dropped the ball on that one, and Nico best watch out because mother sounds furious.

Then again, she’s not the only one after his head.

[sources:news24&news24&timeslive]