Vicky Momberg may be expected to pay a R150 000 fine to the Equality Court, and has offered to plead guilty in the criminal case for her racist rant, but the state has insisted a trial date be set for the real estate agent. The Mercury reports Momberg became infamous when a video emerged of her verbally attacking police officers assisting her after she was hijacked, throwing around swear words and racial slurs.

Momberg has since been charged in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court with four counts of crimen injuria. Yesterday, she appeared in the court, where her case had been marked down for a final postponement. For the past few appearances, Momberg’s lawyer, Nardus Grove, has indicated he will be filing a Section 105 plea application, wherein the agent is likely to plead guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence. While it’s not clear if the state is willing to accept the application, Grove told the court yesterday that he was still awaiting expert reports before he could complete the Section 105 deal. The report says a trial date was set for 23 January, if the trial proceedings are not withdrawn.

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