Woman gets extravagance after mistakenly receiving £850,000 instead of £85 student aid

Woman gets extravagance after mistakenly receiving £850,000 instead of £85 student aid





By The Giggle: 


After receiving a massive £850,000 instead of a small £85 student grant, a woman indulged in some extravagant purchases

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Sibongile Mani, a 32-year-old university student who depends on social assistance to pay for her education, was shocked to see that a government aid programme had handed her 10,000 times more money than was intended. 


The student from South Africa woke up one morning with 14 million rands in her account, and she was instantly a billionaire. Sibongile immediately went on a shopping binge, upgrading from her old clothes to designer items, acquiring the newest iPhone, and indulging in a pricey weave.



The university student from Walter Sisulu spent £100 on scotch in high-end venues, spent several nights out drinking, and spent an average of £600 a day. She was arrested after leaving a bank receipt at a supermarket. The receipt showed she had more than £800 000 in her bank account.


She was reported to the police in 2017 and convicted of theft and fraud. Last year, Mani was sentenced to 5 years in prison. After her conviction, she posted on her personal blog “miracle money” and “gift from God”, saying she didn’t think twice about spending it.


Mani’s lawyer Mr Asanda Pakade appealed the conviction, claiming she posed no threat to society, didn’t actively seek the money and wasn’t a candidate for “overcrowded prisons”.



According to him, she was wrongly sent 14 million rands by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, and they were unaware that such a substantial sum was missing until students informed them.


Two judges decided to suspend the five-year prison term after she appeared before the High Court in East London in Makhanda, provided that she did not commit any theft or fraud during that time.


Remarkably, the recently married mother of two was spared from having to pay back the money she had spent on treatment and 14 weeks of community service. Later, Mani's attorney, Mr. Pakade, said, "She is looking to put all of this behind her and start afresh.


She is very relieved and happy not to go to prison." She is eager to go on and is rebuilding her life after it was broken. She is also quite appreciative of the judgements the court made."



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