South African Police Sergeant Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, over a period of a decade allegedly insured her family members several times over, then went on a killing spree

Ndlovu, a Gauteng police sergeant had her immediate family terminated by contract killers, then claimed the payout from insurance companies

After three years in jail, with multiple witnesses stepping forward, the suspect admitted to her guilt in April, allowing trial to commence

Ndlovu who is facing 8 counts of attempted murder, allegedly ordered hits on her elderly mother, partner, her two children, several relatives, her two sisters as well as her five nephews and nieces

The killing spree began in 2012, by 2018, six people had been been brutally killed and she had allegedly received an estimated R1.4 million to 1.7million, in insurance claims

Victims were listed as Ndlovu’s sister Audrey, Audrey’s son Brilliant Mashego, Ndlovu’s live-in partner, Yingwani Maurice Mabasa, her cousin, Witness Madaka Homu, her niece Zanale Motha and another relative, Mayeni Mashaba

Furthermore, Ndlovu is accused of trying to kill her mother, Maria Nyavana Mushwana, and her sister Nomasonto Gloria Ndlovu along with her five children

Ndlovu’s campaign of murder was finally exposed after she ordered a hit on her sister along with the children, telling her hit squad the family must die by arson – Her sister’s youngest child was only five months old

The “horrified” hitman allegedly, informed the police and a trap was set leading to her arrest

She faces six counts of murder, four counts of fraud, obstruction of justice and eights counts of conspiracy to commit murder

The untimely deaths of up to 27 family members have been investigated by police  

She has also been charged with trying to organize the assassination of the station commander and the investigating officer in her case, from prison

Ndlovu has been in custody since March 2018, and her several attempts at being released on bail have failed

The trial continues

A South African police officer, Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu, has been accused of masterminding a macabre murder-for-hire plot to involving several of her family members for insurance benefits.
Ndlovu, a Gauteng police sergeant is said to have insured her family members, then embarked on a on a killing spree, wiping them out some of them with the help of contract killers, then claiming the payouts from insurance companies.
Among the people Constable Ndlovu allegedly ordered hits on are her elderly mother, partner, two sisters as well as her five nephews and nieces.
By the time the killing spree that started in 2012 came to an end in 2018, six people had been been brutally murdered and she had allegedly received almost $96, 699 [R1.4 million], in insurance claims.
However, it is believed that what finally brought her down was ordering a hit on her sister’s children, the youngest of whom was only five months old.
The “horrified” hitman informed the police and a trap was set leading to her arrest.
Ndlovu, who worked at the Tembisa Police Station at the time of her arrest, appeared at the South Gauteng High Court on Monday.
She faces six counts of murder, four counts of fraud, obstruction of justice and eights counts of conspiracy to commit murder.
In April it was reported that Sergeant Rosemary Ndlovu, the Tembisa cop charged with killing eight family members including two of her children to cash in on their life and funeral insurance payouts, had pled guilty to the killings.
She’d been in jail for more than three years, and failed in several attempts to be granted bail.
Police looked into many other potential murders, investigators the untimely deaths of up to 27 family members.
The alleged murders of family members, for whom she sometimes took out policies before killing them, took place over a decade.
For years, charges have stacked up against her, but in April for the first time she took a plea allowing the trial to begin. Initially charged with seven counts of attempted murder, and three counts of fraud. Additional charges were added in October 2020.

Ndlovu admitted through her Legal Aid lawyer pled guilty to the murders, investigators said.
She has also been charged with trying to organize the assassination of the station commander and the investigating officer in her case from prison.
Ndlovu is believed to have earned an estimated R1.4 to 1.7million from the insurance payouts.
With multiple witnesses coming forward to testify against her, Ndlovu admitted through her Legal Aid lawyer pled guilty to the murders, investigators said.
According to the indictment, one of her victims was her sister Audrey whom she had insured with different companies and listing herself as the beneficiary. On the morning of June 25, 2013, she visited Audrey, allegedly made her tea, put a “harmful substance” in it, gave it to her and left.
When she went back to Audrey’s house to check on her later that afternoon, she was still alive. She allegedly strangled her and left. Her body had already decomposed when it was later found.
Ndlovu is said to have submitted several claims to various insurance companies on the policies she initiated on her sister and was paid over $48,349 [R700,000].
Years later, Audrey’s son, Brilliant Mashego found out that his aunt had received money from insurance companies following his mother’s death. He allegedly confronted Ndlovu and demanded that she pay it to him.
However, Ndlovu allegedly organized a hit on Mashego too. His body, which had massive head injuries, was found on the streets.
Not even Ndlovu’s live-in lover, Yingwani Maurice Mabasa could be spared.
On October 14 2015, Mabasa was viciously attacked, sustaining horrific head injuries. The assailants dumped his body not far from Olifantsfontein Police Station and fled, but did not take his wallet and money.
Insurance companies paid Ndlovu $28,758 [R416,357], in benefits and she contributed $2,763 [R40,000], towards the funeral of the deceased, claims the indictment.
Another alleged victim of Ndlovu’s was her cousin, Witness Madaka Homu, whom she had insured.
One day Homu left his home for work but never made it. His body, with severe head injuries, was discovered in the bushes.
According to the indictment, Ndlovu submitted several claims to various insurance companies following Homu’s death and was paid $9,048 [R131,000].
However, she allegedly did not contribute a cent to Homu’s family to help with funeral expenses.
Zanale Motha was a niece of Ndlovu’s who was also brutally killed, allegedly for insurance money at the behest of her aunt.
Ndlovu allegedly took out funeral insurance policies for Motha between January and May 2016. The following month in June, she allegedly invited Motha to her house for two weeks.
A few days later, Motha was found lying on the side of the road. She had been so severely attacked that her head injuries rendered her unable to speak. She died a few days later.
The insurance companies paid a total of $8, 277 [R119,840], to Ndlovu for niece’s funeral expenses. However, killer did not contribute to the funeral of the deceased,” according to the indictment.
Another relative, Mayeni Mashaba, was also a relative of Ndlovu who was shot dead on the day that Ndlovu had arranged that they meet. It’s not yet known if he had also been insured by Ndlovu.
The other people that Ndlovu is accused of trying to kill are her mother, Maria Nyavana Mushwana, her sister Nomasonto Gloria Ndlovu and her five children.
Allegations are that she had taken several insurance policies in her mother’s name and gave a hitman, Lakhiwe Mkhize, R2,600 to kill her. She allegedly pointed out her mother’s house to Mkhize, gave him the money and left as he entered her mother’s home.
Mkhize went inside the house and when he saw an old, vulnerable woman standing in front of him, his nerve failed him. He could not go ahead with the hit. Instead, he asked for water and left.
After Mkhize failed to kill her mother, Ndlovu allegedly contacted another man, Njabulo Vincent Kunene, and asked him to kill her sister, Nomasonto and her five children at their home in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. It is believed that this was a second attempt on Nomasonto’s life as Ndlovu’s first hit on her the previous year in 2017 had failed.
Kunene was allegedly horrified at the suggestion that he kill a woman and all her five children, one of whom was 5-month old infant.
He did not not go ahead with the hit and instead told the police who then set a trap for Ndlovu.
On the day of the planned murder, Ndlovu, Kunene, another man as well as an undercover police officer, made their way to her sister’s house in a car furnished with a recording device that recorded audio and visuals inside.
Along the way, Ndlovu allegedly bought petrol and told the “hitmen” that they must kill her sister and children by burning them inside the house.
She allegedly made it clear that the family must not be shot as that would raise suspicion.
The indictment states that she said she would give them sleeping tablets and when they are asleep, the hitmen must break into the house, put socks in their mouths and set them alight.
She handed the undercover police officer a plastic bag full of pills.
“The accused [Ndlovu], also told [the assassins], that another plan is to strangle the intended victims and to then set them alight. She warned them not to use a knife or a gun in killing her family, as it would delay the insurance claim. Whereas a fire would not raise suspicion, as it would look like an accident,” says the indictment.
Ndlovu “made it clear to the hitmen that she would only claim for the death of her sister. The reason why they will be killing the children is to eliminate any witnesses,” the indictment read
After pointing out her sister’s house to the “hitmen” Ndlovu asked to be taken to a taxi rank where waiting police officers arrested her. Her sister and her children were not harmed.
Ndlovu has been in custody since March 2018, and her several attempts at being released on bail have failed.
The trial continues..