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Devil s Peak fire suspect can t be linked to arson, says NPA Frederick Mhangazo appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday and was granted bail of R500. Firefighting teams dampen smouldering vegetation, finally getting a fierce forest fire under control on the foothills of Table Mountain in Cape Town on 19 April 2021. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
5 hours ago
CAPE TOWN - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that a man accused of starting a fire on the slopes of Devil s Peak could not be linked to arson.
Frederick Mhangazo appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday and was granted bail of R500.
Frederick Mhangazo: Cape Town fire arson charges dropped
The state dropped the charges of arson against Frederick Mhangazo on Wednesday. He now faces a lesser charge for a fire he allegedly started.
Frederick Mhaganzo, the man accused of starting a fire in Cape Town, was released on R500 bail at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 28 April. Mhangazo was initially charged with arson, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment, but National Prosecuting said there was not enough evidence to justify the charge.
Mhangazo is now charged with allegedly contravening the National Environmental Management Act, which carries a possible sentence of three years.
NPA says man accused of starting Cape fire cannot be linked to arson Frederick Mhangazo appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday and was granted bail of R500. This picture taken in Cape Town on 18 April 2021 shows a fire-fighting helicopter picking up water from a reservoir to help extinguish a forest fire burning out of control on the foothills of Table Mountain, above the University of Cape Town. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP
43 days ago
CAPE TOWN The National Prosecuting Authority on Wednesday said a man accused of starting a fire on the slopes of Devil s Peak could not be linked to arson.