An accused in a theft case was recently sentenced to a R4000 fine or 8 months in prison (suspended).
This after an incident in September last year when a Ladysmith resident used a money transfer service at a local shopping centre to deposit and transfer money to another person. When the recipient went to withdraw the money, he was informed that the cash had already been withdrawn.
Upon hearing this, the depositor immediately went back to the store and insisted that they check their records.
It was determined that the money had been withdrawn within the past hour and when they viewed video footage of the store, they found that an employee had stolen the money using fake documents.
A case was opened and the following day, the 24-year-old employee was arrested.
He was subsequently found guilty of theft and sentenced in the Ladysmith Magistrate’s Court to a R4000 fine or 8 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 5 years.
He was also ordered to compensate the complainant for the loss incurred.
The quick action by the complainant was pivotal in identifying the culprit and ultimately helped in solving the case.
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