Verulam prosecutor fined for theft at hotel
A Verulam prosecutor has been slapped with a R10 000 fine for theft.
This after a bar fridge, a kettle, a vase and two bedside lamps were stolen from the room of a Verulam hotel he had stayed at.
Mzwandile Matshoba was handed a fine or 10 months behind bars for the 2018 crime.
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National Prosecution Authority KZN spokesperson Natasha Kara says after hotel staff reported the items missing, the 57-year-old advocate was asked to pay for them.
"However, he never paid and the hotel laid a charge against him. He appeared in court on summons. The insurance company had settled the owners loss for the items and Matshoba eventually paid the insurance company an amount of approximately R5 000.
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"The court sentenced Matshoba to a wholly suspended sentence because he had paid for the stolen items and was a first offender."
