Mpumalanga police arrested a man posing as a lawyer when he appeared on suspicion of murder in the Bethal Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The 31-year-old is representing Mhlabuyaxega Mntungwa, who was previously on the wanted list for the murder of former Sam Holdings manager Nkosinathi Emmanuel Ngcongo in 2019.
According to police spokesperson Captain Sekgotodi Dineo, after the arrest of the fleeing driver, an arrest warrant was issued for Mntungwa.
The imposter was caught by the Hawks
The driver, Phinndokuhle Eugene Nkosi, 30, was eventually sentenced to 25 years in prison by the High Court sitting in Delmas.
“Mntungwa was arrested on February 1, 2023 by the provincial tracking team in KwaZulu-Natal. He was charged and arraigned at the Bethal Magistrate’s Court, and remanded in custody.
“The case was adjourned to 24 March 2023. He was represented by a bogus lawyer who was arrested by Hawks Secunda Serious Organized Crime and Serious Commercial Crime Investigation for posing as a lawyer.”
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Mntungwa and the fake lawyer are expected to appear in the same court on Monday.
A 31-year-old man is accused of impersonating a lawyer.
The fraudster was arrested at the airport
Last week, police stationed at OR Tambo International Airport arrested a 54-year-old woman who had evaded police arrest for five years.
The Limpopo Police confirmed that the woman is wanted for several cases of fraud and theft under false pretenses after being on the run since 2017. They were alerted about her return to South Africa from Nigeria where she fled and assaulted her when she arrived in Johannesburg.
“The suspect allegedly ran a Bogus School of Nursing and fraudulently enrolled unsuspecting students under the pretext that they would obtain nursing degrees.
Victims are also guaranteed employment across the province after completing their studies. The fraudulent relationship of the suspect was not uncovered when it was finally discovered that the college was not genuine,” Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said.
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