{"id":307432,"date":"2026-04-30T09:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/?p=307432"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:15:29","slug":"man-in-fake-hijacking-not-off-the-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/man-in-fake-hijacking-not-off-the-hook\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in fake hijacking not off the hook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 48-year-old Bloemspruit man charged with perjury after reporting a false vehicle hijacking case is not off the hook, despite the case being struck from the court roll.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Const. Maselela Langa, Free State police spokesperson, confirmed that the matter had been struck from the court roll and that the suspect was subsequently released on warning. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"920\" data-attachment-id=\"307433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/man-in-fake-hijacking-not-off-the-hook\/fakehijackingsuspect_98046\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1078\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fakehijackingsuspect_98046\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A 48-year-old man who reported a fake hijacking case (middle) with two police officers during the arrest. Photo supplied&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A 48-year-old man who reported a fake hijacking case (middle) with two police officers during the arrest. Photo supplied&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046-1024x920.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046-1024x920.jpg\" alt=\"A 48-year-old man who reported a fake hijacking case (middle) with two police officers during the arrest. Photo supplied\" class=\"wp-image-307433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046-1024x920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fakehijackingsuspect_98046.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A 48-year-old man who reported a fake hijacking case (middle) with two police officers during the arrest. Photo supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He attributed the case being struck from the court roll and the suspect&#8217;s release to incomplete police investigations into the fabricated hijacking case.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Langa said the man had been released after appearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrates&#8217; Court on 20 April. He said once the investigation was finalised, the case would be re-enrolled in the Bloemfontein Regional Court.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man is charged with perjury following the discovery that he fabricated a vehicle hijacking to conceal his drunken driving incident, which reportedly occurred on the night of 11 April. He reported the case the following day.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested him on 17 April after investigations revealed no evidence supporting the hijacking case that he had reported at the Bloemspruit Police Station. 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