Manhunt launched for bogus Facebook doctor
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for a bogus doctor who has been on the run since last week.
Kingsley Chele was arrested in October after two cases of fraud were registered in Sunnyside and Klipgat in June.
Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo said Chele targeted women on Facebook by pretending to be a doctor or a pharmacist.
"He went by the names of Dr Kingsley Chele or Dr KJ Ncube.
"He operated by contacting health professionals on Facebook and engaging them, pretending to seek investors while he swindled them out of thousands of rands for projects that did not exist."
Masondo said Chele was denied bail by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court, and was set to appear in court again on Tuesday.
"The investigating officer of the case roped in the Asset Forfeiture Unit to assist in attaching the accused property that is believed to have been accumulated as proceeds of crime, including a 2023 VW Golf GTI.
"On 11 October 2023, Chele managed to escape from lawful custody when the police were cataloging his household items at his residence, and he has been on the run since, " he added
Masondo says the police have registered a case of escape from lawful custody at SAPS Honeydew.
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