Controversial Nelson Mandela Bay business owner Julian Brown has been given yet another lifeline after his assault case was successfully mediated on Wednesday.
While the details of the mediation which took place between Brown and the man who accused him of assault remain confidential, his defence attorney Danie Gouws confirmed that an agreement had been reached between the parties.
“As a result, it was agreed that the charge of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm be withdrawn,” Gouws said.
Brown was arrested in January after a video emerged on social media, seemingly showing him kicking and hitting a man while allegedly threatening to kill him.
Before the incident in a parking lot in Hunters Retreat, the two could be seen arguing.
He was later released on bail.
Brown, 38, the owner of a successful construction company, spent two years in prison for charges related to perlemoen poaching and racketeering.
However, in January 2024, his conviction and subsequent sentence were set aside by a full bench of three judges at the Makhanda high court.
The judges found the trial court had committed an irregularity sufficient to render the initial trial unfair.
At the time, Brown was accused of running one of the most lucrative perlemoen enterprises in the city.
The Herald
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