Giyani woman arrested for allegedly defrauding sister of R1 million

A 37-year-old woman from Giyani has been arrested for allegedly defrauding her sister of R1 million, Limpopo police said.

The Limpopo Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit arrested the woman after she allegedly failed to return money that her sister had entrusted to her for safekeeping.

According to police, the complainant transferred R1 million into the suspect's bank account. When she later requested that the money be returned, the suspect allegedly refused.

The matter was reported at Waterval SAPS, where investigations confirmed that the R1 million had been transferred into the suspect's account.

Further investigations allegedly revealed that the money had been used for other purposes and was no longer available.

The suspect handed herself over to police at Waterval SAPS on Friday, 25 September, and was subsequently arrested.

She appeared before the Waterval Magistrate's Court, where the matter was postponed to Tuesday, 29 September, for a formal bail application.

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