DURBAN – On Friday 10 June 2022, Mariannhill police arrested a 46-year-old man for perjury and defeating the ends of justice following a false case that he reported on 8 June 2022 at the Mariannhill police station.

The suspect allegedly reported that he was returning from work when he was approached by three unknown men outside his house in Savanah Park. He was held up by the suspects who demanded his service pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition.

The docket was allocated to an investigating officer who investigated the matter further. During the investigation it was established that there were contradictions in the man’s statement. The complainant was re-interviewed and it was discovered that he had reported a false case.

He was informed that making a false statement is a criminal offence. It was established by the investigating officer that he had lost his firearm and did not report the matter to his employer. He was arrested and detained at the Marianhill police station and he will appear before the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

We are appealing to the members of the community to refrain from opening false cases. It is a criminal offence to lie under oath and those who do so will face the full might of the law.

Source: South African Police Service