By A Correspondent|The two girls who were arrested following reports that they stole US$4500 from a Mpilo Matutu at Mashwede village over the weekend have been released after the complainant failed to appear in court.

Makanaka Mukundwa and Melissa Katiyo were paraded on social media before they were detained at Braeside police station.

They were accused of stealing $4500 from Matutu they met at the local pub where South African Kabza De Small show.

Matutu offered a reward to anyone who could identify them and even explained the circumstances leading to the eventual loss of $4500.

“I was robbed of $4,500 in a car at Kabza De Small’s show yesterday. The lady involved left her shoes and purse, as well as her friend’s. I also have a video of her—can you help trace her? I was in the VIP section at the Mashwede event with Kabza and DJ Maphorisa. She joined me at my table. Later, we decided to shift to the bar and went to the car with her and her friend. I then remembered I needed to see someone before leaving. When I returned to the car, they were gone, leaving behind their shoes and handbags, but there was nothing in the bags. The money (US$4,500), which was in the dashboard, was missing,” said Matutu.