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EAST LONDON<\/strong> – A 60-year-old woman is expected to appear before the East London Magistrate’s Court today, 23 December on a charge of perjury, after she falsely opened a case of robbery at SAPS Cambridge on 14 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Captain Mluleki Mbi, the woman alleged in her affidavit that she was at the Hemmingways Shopping Mall around 10:30, to deposit her rent money, when she was robbed at gunpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The CCTV footage from the shopping mall did not corroborate her allegation, and she was further questioned. It later transpired that there was never a robbery incident from the outset,” said Mbi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buffalo City District Commissioner, Major General Christopher Wright, has issued a stern warning to the public not to report false cases as this diverts critical resources from investigating actual criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If anyone is found guilty of perjury, he or she is liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment,” said Wright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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