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A FEMALE SA Post Office employee, Boichoko Segone, 29, made a brief appearance before the Jan Kempdorp Magistrate’s Court on a fraud charge after allegedly withdrawing a client’s money illegally from a Post Office bank account.
Segone was arrested by the police after the client opened a criminal case.
She was released on bail of R500 and the case was remanded to May 15.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Sergio Kock said it is alleged that Segone illegally withdrew the money from a Post Office bank account during September and October 2022.
“The client opened a case in December 2022 and the female was arrested. She appeared briefly in the Jan Kempdorp Magistrate’s Court and received R500 bail,” said Kock.
Anyone with information pertaining to the matter is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Frans Molelekeng on 060 976 9067.