Jackie du Preez (53) was attacked and robbed in her art studio near the Gouritz River Bridge between Mossel Bay and Albertinia on Monday, 8 June 2015 by five minors awaiting trial. They were arrested on the day of the attack.
Her left cheekbone was crushed. She suffered minor skull fracture and her eyelids were torn. She lost teeth. Her left ear was bloodied and swollen.
She had already undergone cheekbone surgery on Monday.
She told Die Burger newspaper that “it’s going better under circumstances.”
The five, aged between 16 and 19 years old, appeared in court in Mossel Bay and the case was postponed to July 6, 2015 for a bail application.
They escaped the previous week from Huis Outeniqua, a shelter for minors awaiting trial in George, about 100 km from Du Preez’s studio.
Du Preez was briefly at her home – the first time since the attack. She was only discharged from hospital on Wednesday.
She had a pair of sunglasses on and was very polite, but did not want photos taken of her.
“I have just visited the house again to see how it goes with my kittens,” she said.
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