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Maxine Williams, who swallowed a needle-like object while eating a hamburger at Beyerskloof Wine Bar in Stellenbosch in October 2020, was ordered to pay the restaurant’s legal costs after the High Court overturned a ruling that had found it liable for her injuries.

Maxine Williams, who swallowed a needle-like object while eating a hamburger at Beyerskloof Wine Bar in Stellenbosch in October 2020, was ordered to pay the restaurant’s legal costs after the High Court overturned a ruling that had found it liable for her injuries.

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