▁death ▁and ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" My ▁St orie ", ▁as ▁told ▁to ▁author ▁Am os ▁van ▁der ▁Mer we . ▁A ▁compla int ▁was ▁lod ged ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁regarding ▁infl am mat ory ▁comments ▁he ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁made . ▁ ▁Con v iction ▁and ▁prison ▁sentence ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁prison , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁three ▁years , ▁for ▁assault ing ▁John ▁N dz ima , ▁a ▁pet rol ▁station ▁worker , ▁and ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁Paul ▁Mot sh abi , ▁a ▁security ▁guard , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁denied ▁both ▁accus ations . ▁One ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁whites ▁in ▁the ▁Ro o igr ond ▁prison ▁near ▁M af ik eng , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁prison ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁born - ag ain ▁Christian ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁moder ated ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁rac ist ▁views . ▁ ▁Ass ault ▁on ▁N dz ima ▁The ▁assault ▁on ▁N dz ima ▁occurred ▁after ▁a ▁confront ation ▁over ▁N dz ima ' s ▁testim ony ▁against ▁two ▁white ▁boys ▁who ▁had ▁broken ▁into ▁a ▁ph arm acy ▁in ▁Vent ers dor p . ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁merely ▁argued ▁with ▁N dz ima ▁after ▁the ▁burg l ary ,