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TWO Chinese businesswomen accused of breaching covid19 regulations in 2021 were freed by a magistrate on May 7 due to delays by police prosecutors in bringing the case to trial.

Magistrate Debra Quintyne dismissed the charges against Shumin Zhou and Xaio Zheng after prosecutors admitted they were not prepared to proceed with the trial, which had been scheduled for that day.

Zhou and Zheng were charged under the public health regulations after police allegedly found their business, Happiness Supermarket in Barataria, operating on June 3, 2021.