A 44-year-old Mpumalanga attorney has been sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment for stealing R3.3m Road Accident Fund RAF money, which includes a R1.4m payout for a child who had been injured in a crash.
The Middelburg serious commercial crimes court handed down the sentence on Thursday, concluding a complex investigation that began with her arrest in September 2022.
Instead of transferring the funds to the childs guardian, Mmela redirected the money to another individuals account and falsely claimed to have paid the guardian.