Case against attorney impersonator postponed
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A case against a man who pretended to being an attorney to represent an accused in court has been postponed to April 3rd.
The 31 years old Doctor Sobetha was representing Mhlabuyaxega Mntungwa who is accused of killing a former manager of Sam Holdings.
Hawks Spokesperson in Mpumalanga Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said that Nkosinathi Emmanuel Ngcongo was a victim of a vicious attack by two suspects who sped off after the shooting and later 30 years old Phindokuhle Eugene Nkosi who was the driver of the van used on the day in question.
The suspects however, were traced and arrested by the Bethal SAPS members.
“After a series of court appearances Nkosi was found guilty on 20 October 2020 and sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment by the Bethal Magistrate court on 23 October 2020 for murder.”
“Warrant of arrest was authorised for the arrest of Mntungwa. Mntungwa was eventually arrested on 1 February 2023 by the Provincial tracking team in KwaZulu Natal. Mntungwa was charged and appeared before the Bethal Magistrate court and was remanded in custody.”
“The case was postponed to 24 March 2023. He was represented by his fake attorney who was arrested by the Hawks Secunda Serious Organised Crime Investigation and Secunda Serious Commercial Crime Investigation for Impersonating an attorney.”
Both accused will be back in court on the above mentioned dates for formal bail application pending further investigations.
