Usindiso fire: inquiry immunity and consumption of drugs cannot exempt alleged arsonist

Mdlalose said he started the fire after trying to conceal the body of someone he had allegedly killed

28 January 2024 - 19:33

The alleged arsonist behind the fatal Usindiso building fire could not rely on the commission of inquiry’s immunity to evade criminal charges nor his claim that he had taken drugs when he allegedly started the fire...

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