A FOREX trader has been arrested on his birthday after he failed tosettle a R36 000 booze bill. Khanya Dlodlongwana, 20, who wined and...
A FOREX trader has been arrested on his birthday after he
failed tosettle a R36 000 booze bill.
Khanya Dlodlongwana, 20, who wined and dined his friends at
a high-end Durban nightclub told his waiter he “left his bank card at home”
when it was time to pay his bill.
He was later arrested and has appeared at the Point Road
Magistrate’s Court. He faced a charge of theft for allegedly bilking the Urban
Lounge, a nightclub in Monty Naicker Road, Durban, of
R35885.
Dlodlongwana was released on R2000 bail. His lawyer, Rajesh Singh of Roy Singh
Attorneys, said: “My client denies the charges preferred against him and will
outline his defence in court. He has been unfairly treated by the establishment
and all parties concerned.”
Urban Lounge’s owner, Ashoo Rampersad, alleged that
Dlodlongwana, who was in the company of 10 friends, mostly males, had a taste
for expensive alcohol.
He said the partying group consumed two bottles of Ace of
Spade champagne that cost about R10 000 at the club, four bottles of Veuve
Clicquot Rich champagne (R2000 each), four bottles of Hennessy brandy (R975
each), and mixers.
Rampersad claimed that in appreciation of the big spend, he
supplied complimentary portions of beef, ribs, chicken and chips to the group.
He said he knew Dlodlongwana to be a forex trader, and that
Dlodlongwana had visited the establishment previously.
“He’s not a first-time customer, and he usually talks big
money,” Rampersad claimed.
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