Forensics For Justice Founder is a convicted GBV perpetrator, and has a history of abusing women.
His now ex-wife, Odette O’Sullivan, was one of his victims. In 1999 she sought the protection of the courts against him by obtaining an order in terms of the Prevention of Family Violence Act, Act 133 of 1993.
View the docket containing a statement by Odette, who was 21 years old at the time, along with an interdict obtained by her against him. The case number of this docket is B 894199. The description of the offence is “Failure to comply with a court order and assault.”
In August 2020 O’Sullivan stated that the docket was “created” and in February 2021 he stated that the docket had been “doctored”. In November 2025, O’Sullivan finally authenticated it.
Paul O’Sullivan is a South African private Investigator, and founder of Forensics for Justice NPC, He was convicted and sentenced in the Randburg Magistrates Court on 16 September 1999 in respect of his
- Failure to comply with a court order;
- Malicious Injury To Property;
- Assault on his wife;
- Crimen Injuria.
All but one of the statements in the Police docket are in Afrikaans and so they are recorded here in English to assist those who would battle to read the handwriting of the statements in the docket, and for those who are unable to understand Afrikaans.
I, Odette O’Sullivan, 21 years of age, ID7711XX XXXX XX X, reside at 39 Aspen Village, Sonneglans, Randburg, tel: 082 XXX XXXX / 083 XXX XXXX, employed at FTC Grand Central Airport, Midrand (W; 315 3992), declare under oath in English:
1.
On the 11th August 1999 at 23:15 I was visiting a friend by the name of Gerhard Smit, at number 6 Adriaan Crescent, Malanshof, when my husband, Paul O’Sullivan, of 2 Melda Road, Ruiterhof, Randburg, (whom I have a court interdict against him) arrived. He shouted at me and started hitting me on my head, ears and mouth. He (Paul O’Sullivan) threw me on the ground. He proceeded to pull out his firearm and I jumped and then he started hitting me. He also hit my friend’s mother. Later he phoned at number 6 Adriaan Crescent and said that he was going to kill my mother and my friend and he said he is going to take my pilot’s licence away.
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED
I, Odette O’Sullivan, hereby declare further under oath in Afrikaans:
1.
I am the complainant in Linden MAS284/8/99: assault, malicious injury to property, contempt of court, and crimen injuria.
2.
On Monday 1999-08-11 I attended at the SAP in Linden to opened a case against Mr Paul O‘Sullivan under the aforesaid case number. Upon returning home, I noticed that Mr Paul O’Sullivan had damaged my motor vehicle, a Ford Fiesta, registration. Number 767 FLY GP. He scratched the word “SLUT” on the right rear door of my motor vehicle. The quotation for the repair of my vehicle amounted to R2,820.00.
3.
On the following day, 1999-08-12, Mr Paul O’Sullivan left several messages on my cell phone to the following extent, a “SLUT”. The last message on 1999-09-06 with the following extent, “YOU GOING TO JAIL YOU SLUT”. Mr O’Sullivan persisted in calling me a slut. This message was sent by him notwithstanding that fact that he had already appeared in court on 1999-09-03. He persists in contacting me. I have not initiated contact with him, and do not wish him to contact me.
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED.
I, Gerhardus Stefanus Smit, adult male, make the following statement in Afrikaans:
I am a white male with ID 710719 XXXX XX X, residing at 6 Adrian Crescent, Malanshof, Randburg. Tel: (011) 792-XXXX.
2.
On 1999-08-11 at about 23:15, I was at my home at 6 Adriaan Crescent, Malanshof, Randburg, together with Odette O’Sullivan and my mother Rachell Smith.
3.
On the abovementioned day at approximately 23:15 that evening, the telephone rang and I answered it. It was Paul O’Sullivan, the husband of Odette O’Sullivan, who wanted to speak to his wife. I then called Odette O’Sullivan to speak to him.
4.
After she terminated the call, she told me that he (Paul O’Sullivan) was on his way to home and that she feared that there would be trouble.
5.
Approximately two or three minutes after Odette terminated the call, I heard that he (Paul O’Sullivan) arrived at my home.
6.
Odette walked out to where he (Paul O’Sullivan) was parked in the driveway of my residence of my residence. Paul O’Sullivan had already alighted from his vehicle by the time we had walked out the front door.
7.
When we got outside, Paul O’Sullivan, said to Odette O’Sullivan, “You are still married to me, you little slut.” He then asked her, “What are you doing here?” To which she responded that she and I were friends and that she came to visit me.
8.
Paul O’Sullivan then turned around to me and told me that my day are numbered. He then walked away, stopped, and walked back to Odette and smacked her through her face with an open palm. She (Odette O’Sullivan) fell on the ground. I tried to stop Paul O’Sullivan from assaulting Odette but I did not succeed.
9.
At that moment, when Paul O’Sullivan hit Odette, my mother walked out the house and asked Paul O’Sullivan what he was doing here. To which he answered, “You stay out of this.”
10.
Paul O’Sullivan then said to me, “AND YOU!” Paul O’Sullivan threw a punch at me which I managed to stop. After he tried to punch me, he then again hit Odette, who at that point in time was standing behind me and then he tried to punch her again, I managed to push him away from her.
11.
After I pushed away he yet again walked to Odette and then punched her with his first on her mouth.
12.
Odette, and my mother who was standing behind her at that point in time, both fell to the ground, whereupon Paul O’Sullivan proceed to kick her (Odette) as she lay on the ground and slapping her on her head, while simultaneously uttering, “fucking slut”. Paul O’Sullivan then walked away but turned around again and place his hand on his gun, at which point Odette jumped in front of me.
13.
Paul turned around, got into his vehicle and drove away. He phone her again later that evening.
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED.
I, Cecilia Doreen Tjaden[1], make this statement in Afrikaans.
1.
I am a major white female, born 03/12/1953 [531203 XXXX XX X], residing at No. 39 Aspen Village, Randburg. Tel: 083 XXX XXXX.
2.
During July 1999, my daughter Odette O’Sullivan obtained an interdict (protection order) against her husband Paul O’Sullivan. At that stage the interdict was already in force, I and my entire family stayed with him in his home. Odette has already left the house.
3.
After the interdict had been granted, Paul O’Sullivan evicted our entire family from the house. He telephoned me several times after my daughter (Odette) had laid charges of assault again him at the Linden Police Station. (MAS284/08/99). From time-to-time he would phone me and tell me that I had raised a slut and a whore. He also told me that I am protecting her daughter and that her one friend, Gerhard Smit, would be shot and killed after the divorce. He also threatened me that he would kill any other male friend of Odette.
At this stage I feel that Mr Paul O’Sullivan is a threat to himself as well as my family.
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED.
[1] The affidavit erroneously records the mother-in-law’s surname as “O’Sullivan”.
I, Rachell Smit, state under oath in Afrikaans:
1.
I am a major female, ID 490303 XXXX XX X, 50 years old, residing at 6 Adriaan Crescent, Malanshof, Randburg, telephone 011 792 XXXX and work at Delta, Hendrik Verwoerd Avenue, 886 XXXX, scrap metal dealer.
2.
On Wednesday 1999-08-11 at approximately 23;15 I was at home. I was already sleeping. I heard my son, Gerhard Smit, and Odette O’Sullivan arriving home.
3.
The next moment I heard a noise at the front door. I heard screaming and swearing, and I went to see what was happening. He observed Paul O’Sullivan, Gerhard Smit and Odette having an argument. He was swearing at Odette the whole time and hurling insults at her that she was, amongst other things, a slut and a whore.
4.
The next moment he hit Odette with the palm of his hand. She lost her balance and fell. She stood up again, and Paul again hit her through the face and she fell to the ground once more. Gerhard tried to calm Paul down and Paul then hit my son Gerhard in the face.
5.
I was constantly telling Paul to leave my property. I went inside my home and called the police. Then Paul left my property.
6.
During the assault, I injured my right shoulder. Odette suffered injuries. Her mouth bled. Gerhard was not seriously injured.
9.
I observed that Paul O’Sullivan was angry and was beside himself. The reasons for this behaviour is unknown to me.
THE OATH WAS ADMINISTERED.
On 11 February 2026 at the Ad Hoc Committee investigating the allegations made by South African Police General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the following exchange took place between the Honourable Julius Malema of the EFF and Paul O’Sullvan:
Mr Malema: Have you ever been found guilty of a GBV?
Mr O’Sullivan: What is GBV?
Mr Malema: Gender-based violence.
Mr O’Sullivan: Yes, in 1999 I paid a R500 admission of guilt fine for an alleged assault. In retrospect, I probably should not have paid the fine, but my lawyer at the time advised me that either there would be a trial or I could just pay the fine and it would not be a criminal record. Unfortunately, I paid the fine. It was made a criminal record. And then it was subsequently, what do they call it, expunged from the record.
Mr Malema: Do you still have your firearm licence?
Mr O’Sullivan: Yes, I do.
Mr Malema: Is it not the requirement that when you are found guilty of such a thing, they should withdraw your firearm licence?
Mr O’Sullivan: So there was not a trial and I was not found guilty. I just paid an admission of guilt fine. It is like if you are driving at 150 kilometres an hour and the speed limit is 120, you get a ticket in the post and you can either go to court and challenge it and then you get convicted and then it will be on your record or you pay an admission of guilt fine and then it does not appear on your record, although that is now changing, because I think with the new Act, even if you pay an admission of guilt fine now, it becomes part of your record. But at that time, it was not the case.
The man who punts himself as South Africa’s big-time crime-buster ostensibly did not know what GBV is, and had to be told by the Honourable Malema.
The police docket posted below, does not reflect that it was an admission of guilt fine as Mr O’Sullivan would want the public of South Africa to believe.