Holland prosecution: Trial dates, bail bid set
Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | 150 Views |
Holland (in sky blue shirt and shackles) talking to police officers
Holland, 36, is now charged with four offences after two of them were withdrawn. The Brit is now charged with common assault wherein it is alleged that he slapped his wife (Althea) on her face on April 20, 2023 and threat to kill wherein it is alleged on April 27, 2023, he threatened to kill his wife by placing a knife on her neck and uttered threat to kill words. Other charges are assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary wherein it is alleged that he slapped and kicked his wife, resulting in bruises and injuries on April 27, 2023; and intimidation, wherein he is alleged, to have intimidated Monalisa Munguire by threatening to injure her family. Munguire is a founder of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that assists people with mental health issues.
The NGO is also a haven for people who are facing gender-based violence (GBV) in their homes. The charges of dangerous acts with arms contrary in which it is alleged that on April 23, 2023, Holland engaged in dangerous acts with arms by discharging two shots from a 30.06 shotgun in front of his parents, and the unlawful possession of illicit substance act, levelled against Holland but have since been withdrawn. Holland gained notoriety in April 2023 when he allegedly held his wife hostage in his family home in Molapo Estates. Police negotiators had to talk him to free his wife and he relented after some days.
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