BREAKING: GAGASH & TIBANA HIT WITH 6 MORE CHARGES AS CASE REACHES 117 COUNTS

A Missing Fortune and a Secret Bank Account Trigger a Massive 12-Count Fraud expose in Open Court

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A massive courtroom scandal erupted inside the regional division of Limpopo as state prosecutors formally submitted dozens of severe criminal charges targeting an estate administrator accused of plundering a dead man’s bank account.

State prosecutors stood before the honorable magistrate to officially request a ruling under Section 81 to join counts 112 through 123 directly to the primary charge sheet.

Defense counsel confirmed receipt of the updated legal filings, declaring: “We have been appraised fortunately of the charges. We’re in person of the charge sheet. The accused have also had a chance to go through”.

The magistrate permitted the prosecutor to skip reading the massive preamble to save court time, allowing the state to immediately read counts 112 through 123 directly into the official record.

Prosecutors revealed that the estate administrator, identified as accused number one, conspired alongside accused number two to execute an elaborate fraud scheme against Mrs. Tovani and her children.

The late Mr. Muru left behind a substantial estate bank account intended for his surviving family, but the accused falsely pretended they were mandated to transact on the account for authorized expenses.

Court documents show the accused lied to Mrs. Tovani, claiming the estate money would be paid over to her as the legal heir, while knowing full well the funds were being secretly diverted.

The prosecution detailed six specific fraudulent transactions executed between September 2024 and June 2026, totaling 487,000 rand stolen directly from the late Mr. Muru‘s account.

The initial illegal transfer occurred on September 15, 2024, when accused number one moved 28,000 rand out of the estate using the reference code RTC.

Eight days later, on September 23, 2024, a massive sum of 200,000 rand was transferred out of the estate account under the reference Tibana Atinesis.

Further illegal transfers followed on October 28, 2024, and November 21, 2024, taking 20,000 rand and 100,000 rand respectively under the same RTC reference.

The plundering continued into 2026, with 123,000 rand removed on April 15 under the label estate cost, followed by a 16,000 rand transfer on June 23 listed simply as costs.

State prosecutors revealed that accused number one funneled every single cent of the 487,000 rand directly into the personal Capitec Bank account belonging to accused number two.

Prosecutors slammed accused number two, pointing out that he is not an attorney, not an estate administrator, and had absolutely no legal right to collect administrative fees from the late Mr. Muru‘s family.

Beyond the primary fraud and alternative theft charges, counts 118 through 123 charge both individuals with severe money laundering under Section 4 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.

The state argued that the pair actively disguised the nature, source, and ownership of the stolen money to assist each other in evading criminal prosecution.

Following the reading of the charges, the court granted the Section 81 application, officially joining counts 112 through 123 to counts 1 through 31.

Midway through the intense proceedings, defense representative Mr. Malik interrupted to ask if the court’s air conditioning could be switched on, prompting the magistrate to instruct court staff to find the switch.

With no objections from the state, accused number one and accused number two were formally excused from the day’s hearing and remanded in police custody until November 6, 2026.

Mr. Malik requested that accused number two remain held directly at the police station rather than a standard prison facility to assist ongoing legal developments.

Attention then turned to applicant Ranzo Tibane, a thirty-year-old South African woman born on February 18, 1996, living in Marapong Section, who launched her official bid for bail by handing a signed affidavit directly to the magistrate.

BREAKING: GAGASH & TIBANA HIT WITH 6 MORE CHARGES AS CASE REACHES 117 COUNTS

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