A popular club DJ seen on a video bludgeoning his wife with a spanner has been arrested and denied bail, reports The Star.
The video, which went viral on social media, showed the woman in a car with her hands covering her bleeding head while being hammered repeatedly by Khombela Nthleko, known as DJ Khomza.
The attack took place at a petrol station on the R21 towards Pretoria.
The video shows Nthleko being calmed down by a woman, who was identified as Thandeka Ndlovu.
Ndlovu posted pictures of the injured woman on Facebook and said: “Enough is enough. First we were attacked at Slotjile in front of 5 to 6 bouncers then followed all the way to the garage. My friend has been assaulted for the longest of times and has kept quiet because she thought that things wud (sic) change or get better ... She is now lying in a hospital bed.
“I stood there and watched my friend being attacked with a spanner while the security guards at the Engen 1 stop on the R21 towards PTA stood there and watched...I was threatened for taking this video. This man promised to shoot both me and my friend. (sic)”
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula joined social media in condemning the attack.
The assaulted woman is still recovering in hospital, and Khombela will remain in custody until 4 October.