{"id":109334,"date":"2016-01-06T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109334\/woman-arrested-for-perjury\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T09:08:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T07:08:34","slug":"woman-arrested-for-perjury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/06\/woman-arrested-for-perjury\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested for perjury"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 22-year-old woman was recently arrested by the Primrose police on charges of perjury after she opened a false case of theft.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe woman claimed that she had been at a local pub, where she met a man,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>

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\u201cAfter a few drinks the two went home and spent the night together.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told police that when she woke up in the morning her cellphone, ID book and money were missing and the man had vanished.\u201d<\/p>

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Using the description given by the accused police were able to trace the man and he was brought to the station for questioning.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the investigation it was discovered that the complainant had lied and she was arrested for perjury,\u201d Maome said.<\/p>\n

She has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court where her case was postponed for plea and trial.<\/p>\n

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