Parents Jailed After Beating Daughter, 17, for having a Black Boyfriend

The champions – David and Frances Champion – will be spending 12 months and nine months respectively in jail after assaulting their daughter, Jane, for dating a black boyfriend. Jane’s boyfriend, Aflonce Ncube, (picture above) was also subjected to racist attacks at least twice.

 Mr and Mrs Champion were said to have repeatedly punched their daughter while screaming ‘vile’ racist insults. Jane was also grabbed round the throat and had her hair pulled which left her with lumps and bruises. She had then been 17.

The first attack happened after Miss Champion’s parents were outraged to find her in a ‘state of undress’ with Mr Ncube when they returned to their home in St Thomas, Swansea. Mr Champion, 50, shouted racist abuse at Mr Ncube before grabbing and kicking him in the back of the leg and pushing him out the front door.

After the attack, Jane took refuge at her grandmother’s house but returned to her family home once the situation had ‘calmed down’. But a month later, the Champions confronted Jane in a pub asking if she was still seeing Mr Ncube. When she replied that she was, Mr Champion punched her in the face.

According to the judge who presided over their case, Judge Peter Heywood: ‘We live in a liberal and enlightened society and these sorts of racist behaviour cannot be tolerated… The way you reacted was totally inappropriate… I would be failing in my public duty if I was to do anything other than to impose a custodial sentence.’

* I think there are other ways to communicate with children/wards. Punching in the face was rather extreme! #Una see e dey happen abroad too!#