The National Prosecuting Authority decided to withdraw the charges of rape, sexual assault, and robbery with aggravating circumstances against all 13 men and the minor on Thursday.
Gauteng Police commissioner Elias Mawela says the much publicised DNA processing backlog at the country’s forensic science laboratories remains a challenge to the fight against gender-based violence, but he adds other resources are being channeled to ensure police can respond to cases.
THE case against Springboks rugby player, Elton Jantjies, for allegedly acting in an unruly manner on a flight from Turkey, was provisionally withdrawn at the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 June 2022.