Criminal charges have been withdrawn against Jolene Alterskye, former girlfriend of real estate boss Jason Rohde, who murdered his wife Susan in 2016.
Western Cape acting director for public prosecutions, advocate Nicolette Bell, withdrew the charge after representations by Alterskye.
Alterskye had previously questioned the role played by the state in the conviction, and vented her disdain for the “so-called justice system”. “Please allow me to apologise, unequivocally and unreservedly, for the damaging comments I made after the Rohde trial,” read the opening paragraph of her letter, shared with the media by the National Prosecuting Authority .
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