Katlehong SAPS station commander Brig Sammy Thambo has sent a stern warning to the community after a man was recently arrested on a charge of perjury.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe community must not waste state resources by reporting false cases,\u201d Thambo said.<\/p>
The man was arrested after he allegedly opened a case stating his brother had been shot at by someone.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the investigation, police discovered the alleged shooter and victim lived at the same address, but neither were home,\u201d said Const Sivenkosi Mtwa, communications officer for the Katlehong SAPS.<\/p>
\u201cOfficers then travelled to the local clinic, where the alleged victim had been taken.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut after interviewing a staff member, they discovered that no one had been brought in for a gunshot wound.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man was arrested and held at the Katlehong Police Station pending his appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n
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