Convicted murderer appears in Evander Regional Court on charges of fraud

Convicted murderer Sandile Kagiso Mantsoe (33) has made media headlines once again after being requisitioned from Bloemfontein Prison by the Hawks Middelburg-based Serious Commercial Crime

Investigation who have linked him with an investment fraud case in Evander.

A subpoena was issued for Mantsoe to appear before the Evander Regional Court on Monday, August 22.

The case was postponed to September 27, pending further investigation.

It is alleged that in December 2016, Mantsoe recruited about 180 investors from government offices such as the Department of Justice, municipal offices and the Department of Education, to invest more than R2 million for a higher return on investments.

It is further alleged that Mantsoe did not make payments to his clients as promised.

One of his victims reported the matter at Evander Police Station on December 27, 2016.

If found guilty, the state is asking for a maximum 15-year-sentence or a fine of R100 million, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Mantsoe was found guilty of murder, defeating the ends of justice and assault to cause grievous bodily harm in the Johannesburg High Court in May of 2018.

He was handed a sentence of 32 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena (22).

Mantsoe removed the body of Mokoena from his Sandton apartment and tried to conceal the crime by burning her remains.

Mokoena’s remains which were burnt beyond recognition were found in an open field in Johannesburg.

The story made national media headlines and the local community was shocked because Mantsoe grew up in eMbalenhle and matriculated at a local school in Secunda.

The story also highlighted the struggle of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and children in South Africa.

Mantsoe’s social media profiles were a story of a luxurious lifestyle he had led lead at the expense of many victims who invested in his Trillion Dollar Legacy investment scheme.