The two men sentenced to jail time for shoving a man in a coffin are currently being held in the prison’s hospital.
According to the Middelburg Observer this after faulty paperwork, signed by judge Sheila Mphahele, sent them to the wrong prison ward, where hardened criminals serving life sentences are kept.
Correctional Services officers realised the mistake and decided to keep them in hospital for time being until it could be rectified reported the Middelburg Observer.
Willem Oosthuyzen and Theo Jackson were found guilty on two counts of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, kidnapping, attempted murder as well as an additional charge of defeating the administration of justice for Jackson.
Read the full article on our sister publication the Middelburg Observer.
