Desperate dad petitioned justice minister to withdraw minor theft case against mentally ill son

02 October 2022 - 00:00

By Suthentira Govender

A desperate Durban father petitioned justice minister Ronald Lamola to withdraw a theft charge against his mentally ill son on the grounds that he did not have the criminal capacity to be prosecuted.

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