Tutu granddaughter malicious damage to property charge withdrawn

09 February 2016 - 15:03 By Tammy Petersen
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A charge of malicious damage to property against Ziyanda Tutu, the granddaughter of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, has been withdrawn.

Ziyanda Tutu is a winemaker based in Johannesburg who makes organic wines. Johannesburg.
Ziyanda Tutu is a winemaker based in Johannesburg who makes organic wines. Johannesburg.
Image: Daylin Paul

This after the matter between the winemaker and her grandparents was settled out of court.

Tutu appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a charge of malicious damage to property. 

Desmond Tutu's wife, Leah, had laid the charge at the Milnerton police station in May last year. Details of what happened had not been released.

Shortly after the incident, the Tutus released a statement via the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, saying only that the family was "naturally distressed and deeply saddened".

Source: News24

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