This South African woman accused of murdering five members of her family for the insurance payout was arrested on Thursday.
The woman allegedly kelled her police officer husband, her son who was at university, her two daughters, and her cousin.
But police say there could be more victims of the alleged serial killer and that they are investigating the funeral insurance policies the woman took out with several service providers.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the suspect was arrested in Centurion, Gauteng, in an operation led by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in collaboration and with the full cooperation of the insurance company that issued the policies.
The woman appear in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court on Friday 17 November to face a charge of murder. Police investigations have revealed that she conspired with a doctor who certified that her victims died natural deaths.
Detective Keshi Mabunda, who arrested the woman, was also responsible for nabbing convicted serial killer Rosemary Nomia Ndlovu, a former policewoman who was convicted for the deaths of six people — her live-in partner and five of her relatives — between 2012 and 2018.
Source: Zambia Reports
