Robbers released by mistake

[James]

Two men accused of being part of a gang of robbers were mistakenly released after a miscommunication in the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) office, The Saturday Star reported.

The newspaper reported that a prosecutor misunderstood an instruction from a control prosecutor that led her to withdraw charges against Solly Mahlahlo and Morekgomo Stanley Phaahla.

The case was scheduled to be heard in the Pretoria North Regional Court.

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[McT]

It's a mistake that can happen anywhere in the world. Just hurts that it happens way too often here