A 25-year-old Cape Town woman who filed a false case has appeared in the Goodwood Magistrates Court on charges of perjury and defeating the course of justice.
The woman filed a case of armed robbery, claiming she had been robbed while shopping.
The Western Cape police spokesperson, Captain Frederick van Wyk said the woman filed the report at Goodwood police station.
The complainant said she was at a shopping mall on Voortrekker Road in Goodwood on Friday, September 27, when she was approached by an unknown male.
He the supposed suspect allegedly pointed her with a firearm and deceived her out of R24,000 in cash and her work laptop, valued at R25,000, Van Wyk said.
