An 85-year-old doctor claims he is too old to stand trial after being accused of providing a fake death certificate to help a Durban man’s girlfriend falsely collect R6.5 million in life insurance. One of four people accused of fraud in the Durban Regional Court case involving an erroneous claim of R6.5 million from Old Mutual is Dr. Eric van der Veen. Van der Veen has asked KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Elaine Zungu to have his name removed from the list of suspects since he claims he did nothing illegal. Read more on: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/85-year-old-fraud-accused-doctor-says-he-is-too-old-to-stand-trial-20230904
Doctor accused of fraud, 85, claims he is too old to go to trial.
