A MAN who sold a company vehicle and reported it as stolen appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 4 June facing charges of perjury.
According to Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Capt Bongumusa Manqele, the 28-year-old man opened a case of carjacking on 27 May where he stated that he was hijacked by two suspects while driving a company Toyota Quantum vehicle in Cowies Hill.
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“A case of carjacking was registered at Pinetown police station and the detectives began with their investigation. Seven days later, police investigation revealed that the suspect opened a false carjacking case and was arrested.”
Manqele said the man admitted during an interrogation that he sold the vehicle.
He was given a bail of a R1000 and is due back in court on Monday, 8 July. The vehicle has not yet been recovered.
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