A woman has been found guilty of wounding with intent after attacking a retired teacher with a meat cleaver when he asked her to leave his home.
Veyella Peters, in her early 30s, was convicted in a judge-only trial over the late-night assault on 28 November 2023. The victim, a man in his 60s, suffered deep cuts to his neck and face.
A doctor told the court the wounds were about 3cm deep and would have required “severe force”.
The court heard the pair met on a bus and later began an intimate relationship, after which Peters moved into his home. Tensions rose when the man secured a job at a Christian school and reminded her she would need to move out. When she did not leave, he removed the door to her room.
He told the court he awoke to find Peters on top of him before realising he was bleeding. During the struggle, he suffered further injuries. He said Peters refused to let him drive to hospital and falsely claimed she had called emergency services.
Peters gave a conflicting account, alleging the man had once been her schoolteacher and had behaved inappropriately. She said she acted in self-defence after returning home to find her bedroom door forced open.
The judge found the victim to be a credible witness and rejected Peters’ claim of self-defence, noting inconsistencies in her account.
Peters will be sentenced on 30 January 2025.
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I suggest she gets a mental checkup.
Peters is scheduled to be sentenced on 30 January 2026 (next year).
Fix it!
Older men need to stop, find a mature woman, this going to be the outcome because they only using you all, little sex first to get in then you are a monster, come on respect your self and do better, I know you all about to point fingers on mature women keep it up this will be the outcome ugh.
Ok she was already sentanced cool
I believe he is a creep and probably was dealing with her since school days but recently realized he can’t handle her temper and she most likely done put some blow on him before. He wants her out his home, she refuse to move and tempers got really hot he removed the bedroom door then she comes back and goes off on old teacher…Happy Ending…
I fully agree with respect yourself, older men have a point to prove, (that they still have it) toy with young women emotionally, physically and mentally… when it becomes overwhelming they run to the hills… The woman should have tried a different approach as opposed to violence
The man that truly cared for you, you knuckle he and treat he bad after he did so much for you, but it wasn’t enough because your eyes long and you thought the grass was greener ober there now look at you dumb ass. karma got you. You women these days sicken me.
@Baller
Oh dear. She left sure for unsure??? Hmmmmm
@This world.
Bwoi of all people, I thought you were more intelligent than that.
Victim blaming is for the uneducated and ignorant.
C’mon son, do better.. don’t let some of our leaders rub off on you, who likes to point fingers at the victims instead of the villain.
Don’t make yourself out to be an arse now..