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Orlando Pirates latest: Lorch’s sentencing postponed yet again

Orlando Pirates attacker Thembinkosi Lorch has had his sentencing for the assault case against postponed yet again.

05-09-23 15:47
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Thembinkosi Lorch. Photo: Orlando Pirates FC

Orlando Pirates attacker Thembinkosi Lorch has had his sentencing for the assault case against postponed yet again.

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Lorch made a brief appearance at the Randburg Magistrates Court on Monday, 4 September where he was expected to be sentenced.

However, the Court postponed the sentencing to October – this is the second time that it has been postponed.

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Thembinkosi Lorch
Orlando Pirates released a statement on Thembinkosi Lorch. Photo: Orlando Pirates FC

ORLANDO PIRATES STAR LORCH FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULT

In June 2023, Lorch was found guilty of assaulting his then girlfriend Fundiswa Nokuphiwa Mathithibala in 2020.

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He was set to be sentenced in July but the Court postponed it to 4 September, and the Pirates star will have to wait a little longer to know his fate.

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Lorch is yet to feature for the Buccaneers this season due to injury, and it is unclear, at this stage, as to when he will fully recover.

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