Film City dispute goes to court and other brief reports

* A charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm has been withdrawn against Jan Dirk Els (38), the brother of golfer Ernie Els. He was arrested in April after he was accused of hitting and kicking his fiancée, Angela Grobbelaar. It was agreed to send Els on a diversion programme, which, if completed successfully, would result in the charges being withdrawn. – IoL * Three men charged with the murder of a 55-year-old retired Telkom employee two years ago were found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances at the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday. Welcome Ngcobo (20), Hamilton Zaca (20) and Lindelani Maphanga (21), all from the Vulindlela area, murdered Andrew Ferguson on November 26, 2002 at his home in Pietermaritzburg. The men will be sentenced today. – The Witness * The Johannesburg High Court has found Ashwin Lawrence (21) and Darryl Bashing (23) guilty of stabbing and burning to death 15-year-old Sebastian May in 2002. The state has called for life sentences for the pair. Sentence will be passed on Tuesday. – The Star * Model Kate Moss has won a lawsuit in London against the Sunday Mirror over a report that claimed she had collapsed in a ‘cocaine coma’ while in Spain for a fashion show. – The Scotsman * After the biggest child abuse trial in the country\'s history, a court in Angers in western France has convicted 62 people of raping, abusing and prostituting 45 children, including their own. Five ringleaders at the centre of the vast paedophile ring were jailed for a total of 116 years. – The Scotsman