The Finance Manager at Elim Engen filling station, Martinis Wessel Pretorius (43) appeared at Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Friday, 21 October 2022 for allegedly stealing R469 000-00.
Between November 2021 and January 2022 the shop was audited and it was discovered that R469 00-00 was stolen from the safe.
A case of theft was registered and transferred to the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation for further probe.
While the Hawks were busy with the investigation, it was established that the accused was the only person who was in possession of the safe key during the period in which the money went missing.
The accused was absent from work without leave after the audit report was issued and he was successfully traced and arrested.
Pretorius was granted R2000 bail and his case was postponed to 15 November 2022.
