Bogus doctor who escaped custody rearrested
Bogus doctor Kingsley Chele allegedly targeted women by misrepresenting himself as a doctor or a pharmacist and scamming them of their money.
An alleged bogus doctor Kingsley Leeto Chele who escaped lawful custody on 11 October has been rearrested.
The bogus doctor was arrested in Vosloorus, Gauteng in the early hours of Monday, 16 October 2023.
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BOGUS DOCTOR WHO ESCAPED REARRESTED
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson in Gauteng Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said Chele, whose country of birth is yet to be confirmed, is expected to appear before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.
A charge of escaping from lawful custody will be added to the charges that he was already facing.
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Masondo said Chele is a Facebook con artist who targeted women by misrepresenting himself as a doctor or a pharmacist and scamming them of their hard earned money. He went by the names of Dr Kingsley Chele or Dr KJ Ncube.
Masondo said the bogus doctor 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.
“He was arrested by the police on 2 October 2023 after two cases of fraud were registered in Sunnyside and Klipgat in June 2023. His bail was denied when he appeared before the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court, and he was remanded in custody until his next appearance on 17 October 2023.
“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,” he explained.
