Lingasperi Madurai is accused of stealing R4.1 million from her employer.
A pastor’s wife accused of stealing R4.1 million from her employer and is since facing fraud related charges, will require her legal team to re-double her defence after a co-accused in the matter reached a plea and sentencing agreement with the State.
The unexpected twist has altered the trajectory of the main trial.
Lingasperi “Leigh” Madurai, a former human resources manager at P&A Fabricators in Pinetown, was due to stand trial in the Pinetown Regional Court on Monday alongside six co-accused, including her husband, Pastor Dhanapalan Madurai, and their daughter, Devaksha Mangaru.
However, the trial stalled before it could properly begin when former creditors clerk Senamile Mthabela pleaded guilty to fraud.
