A Bordeaux domestic worker lied to the police and media claiming that she was held at gunpoint in a robbery attempt.
Derick Hay called the Randburg Sun on Monday perplexed by what his domestic worker Elitha Mpofu had told him.
According to Hay, the employer, when Mpofu was leaving her workplace on Sunday, he saw her getting into a car.
“She was getting into a suspicious car and out of concern, I asked her if she was ok,” Hay said.
Hay suspected that something was wrong, “she said she was ok but to be safe I took down the vehicle registration number and model of car” he explained.
Mpofu later called Hay stating that she had been forced into a blue double cab Toyota Hilux by a black male in his 30s. While holding a gun at her, the man “drove like a crazy man and searched her bag asking for money”, she alleged.
“After getting into Douglasdale we were stopped by police and I told them what was happening,” said Mpofu.
Mpofu alleged that the police called a taxi for her, took her details and told her to go home.
Out of concern, again, Hay called in the Randburg Sun for an inquiry to be made.
The Douglasdale police candidly responded and followed up on the vehicle registration number provided by Hay.
Police were surprised when they and Mpofu refused to write a statement. She confessed that she made the whole story up, because she feared she will be fired.
“I was afraid my boss would fire me if he sees that there are men who come and pick me up from his gate,” she explained.
“I don’t understand why she would lie because she has been working for us for eight years,” said Hay.
Warrant officer Johannes Maja from the Randburg Police station warned that people who lie under oath will be arrested and they might serve jail time.
“People should not lie because it wastes the states resources and police would rather be attending to people who need help,” he warned.
Details: Warrant officer Johannes Maja 079 888 3514.
