EAST LONDON – 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.
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.
“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.
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.
“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.
