Grieve was not in court. The matter revolved around the principle of whether the HPCSA has the jurisdiction to investigate this medical miscreant on a matter which is non-medical of nature. The advocate for the Health Professionals Council of South Africa argued that it was because his antics bring the entire medical profession into disrepute; he has swindled patients who came to him for medical treatment in his doctor's rooms and therefore it was him who allowed the two areas of business and medicine to merge and become a grey area. He swindled some R22m from his patients and others and was also charged in a police station due to this financial misconduct - additionally he was also previously arrested and charged on a count of sexual assault against a waitress who worked at a restaurant in Pretoria he once owned "Cynthias" as well. Therefore Dr DS Grieve as a professional becomes embroiled in a messy and unbecoming situation (s) bringing the whole profession into disrepute. His council argued that he had to approach the court even though the HPCSA's investigation has not been concluded otherwise the council is investigating a matter which the court may find outside the council's jurisdiction.
The judge summed it up by saying "The patients went to him for their health not their wealth".
MAIN FACT -
HE USED HIS POSITION AS THEIR PHYSICIAN AND AS A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL DOCTOR TO DEFRAUD THEM ALL.......SENDING SOME TO THEIR DEATHS PREMATURELY AS A RESULT OF LOSING THEIR LIFE SAVINGS....
Judgement follows.
Front Page News Die Beeld by renown journalist Erika Gibson "Doctor believe to have deceived many"
85 year old Mr Albert Van Der Linde - Patient of Dr DS Grieve - Defrauded by Dr DS Grieve and his wife Sanet Grieve aka Botha right inside the old age home Protea Retirement home - Protea Aftree Oord - Centurion Pretoria