Woman Arrested After Giving Car To Boyfriend And Reporting False Hijacking

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Antoinette Chiloane, 36, of Bushbuckridge, was granted R3 000 bail after being arrested by police in Mpumalanga for allegedly faking a hijacking.
Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, provincial police spokesperson, warned community members not to report bogus cases. “Police in Mpumalanga have warned people not to create the impression that crime is on the rise by reporting false cases,” Mohlala said.
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“Antoinette Chiloane from Bushbuckridge made a brief appearance before Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 21 October 2022, after she previously reported a false hijacking case that (purportedly) occurred in Saselani in Bushbuckridge. According to Chiloane, she lied under oath that she was travelling alone with her VW Polo when she was approached by three suspects who pointed at her with firearms.”
“She further alleged that she was dropped off at Hlamalani, where she was under guard, by one of the hijackers who later left her alone. Chiloane later reported the case to the police,” Mohlala said.
“The car was recovered in Acornhoek policing area after it was intercepted during the commission of crime. It was found loaded with properties which were allegedly stolen from a hijacked truck.”
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Chiloane was questioned further by police and later admitted to faking her hijacking. She allegedly admitted to giving her boyfriend her car in exchange for the planned delivery truck hijacking.
“She was arrested, hence her appearance in court where she was released on R3 000 bail and is expected to make her second appearance on Monday, 7 November 2022,” Mohlala said.
“The suspect’s boyfriend and his accomplices are still on the run.”
Meanwhile, Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, the provincial commissioner of police in Mpumalanga, welcomed Chiloane’s arrest and warned community members not to report false cases.
“On its own, such reports deprive other community members who need services from the police,” she said.
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