Woman (29) arrested for posing as medical doctor in Rossburgh
The woman is a homeopathy practitioner who allegedly posed as a registered medical doctor.
A ROSSBURGH woman was arrested for fraud after she allegedly posed as a registered medical doctor.
“It is alleged that, since 2020, the suspect misrepresented herself as a medical doctor while she was a homeopathy practitioner. She is accused of completing PDP forms and charging people a fee of R200,” said KZN SAPS spokesman, Colonel Thembeka Mbele.
Mbele said the 29-year-old woman was arrested during joint operation on Friday, 25 June.
The suspect was operating from an office situated near the licensing office in Rossburgh, she said.
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“A case of fraud was opened at Bellair SAPS and the docket was transferred to the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit for investigation,” said Mbele.
The suspect was expected to appear at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
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