Orlando Pirates star Thembinkosi Lorch awaiting his sentencing for assaulting his ex

Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder Thembinkosi Lorch will know his fate on Friday when he is sentenced for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

In June, the Randburg Magistrates Court found the soccer star guilty of assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm against Fundiswa Mathithibala.

The case is related to an incident that took place in September 2020 at Lorch’s residence in Midrand.

In the initial complaint laid against Lorch, Mathithibala, his girlfriend at the time, said the player strangled and beat her following an argument.