Local man accused of theft he claims he did not commit

A LONE figure in the dock at the Port Alfred Magistrate’s Court on Monday, Andries Venter stood accused of theft, but felt certain that the Lord had plans for him and was unafraid as magistrate Xolile Dlulisa ordered the self-confessed former criminal to be released with a warning.

Venter was arrested on suspicion he had stolen money, having sold tools in order to raise money to support the family of a man who he had previously been business partners with.

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