A 43-year-old parolee, who was arrested after being found to be masquerading as a lawyer as he did not have the requisite documents, has been sentenced to six years behind bars.
Sowetan revealed last year how Teboho Johannes Motse was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of his university girlfriend, whom he stabbed to death at Fort Hare University in 2004, where they were both students. He then went on the run for five years before finally being arrested.
He was released on parole and rebranded himself as a lawyer until his arrest on November 6 last year, practising in North West. He was charged with uttering, forgery and contravention of the Legal Practice Act.
According to a spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority in North West, Sivenathi Gunya, Motse represented clients in various courts between February 17 and November 15 2022.
He forged critical legal documents, including a right of appearance certificate, a fidelity fund certificate, and an admission certificate, to deceive his victims, Gunya said.