City Press reports that an Eastern Cape woman accused of having defrauded unsuspecting clients of thousands of rands by purporting to be an advocate has handed herself over to the police.  

Luyanda Mqingwana walked into the King William’s Town police station on Friday to hand herself over and to face a charge of intimidation related to her alleged fraudulent activities.  She was later released and will await the court’s decision.  Her former clients approached City Press in the past week claiming that Mqingwana had duped them into paying thousands of rands by promising to represent them in their legal cases.  One clients said that Mqingwana had indicated that she specialised in labour matters.  “Each time she had to go to a case, she would make up an excuse, but I kept paying until the amount was R65,000.  I ended up winning my case with the help of unions,” the alleged victim said.  Bhisho Society of Advocates chairman Mzwandile Ntsaluba SC confirmed that Mqingwana was not a member and never had been.

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