A 33-year-old woman will make her first court appearance in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 1 June 2023 following her arrest for perjury on Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
The woman, who is a domestic worker on Amand Road in Marriannhill Park, opened a case of house robbery and told the police that she was hanging clothes on the washing line when she heard a noise coming from inside the house.
She further alleged that when she went to investigate, she saw a man carrying a TV set.
She also claimed that she saw another suspect breaking the driveway gate and that the man stole jewellery and robbed her of her cellphone before fleeing from the scene in a sliver vehicle.
Police investigations proved that the woman had opened a false case after CCTV footage from neighbouring houses showed her voluntarily opening the gate for the two men.
She was subsequently charged with perjury.
Police are appealing to community members not to collude with criminals and later open false cases.
Resources and time that is spent in investigating fabricated cases could be invested into serving and protecting the residence of the province.
