The defendant allegedly took out burial and life insurance policies on behalf of her victims and later claimed the money after their death.
A former South African police officer was sentenced on Friday to six life sentences for having killed her boyfriend and five members of his family to collect life insurance, after a trial that had South Africa in suspense.
Rosemary Ndlovu, 46, was found guilty last month of killing her cousin, her sister, her boyfriend, her niece, her nephew and another relative between 2012 and 2017 by shooting, battering or strangling.
The court also found her guilty of trying to kill her mother, her sister and her five children.
In addition to the six life sentences for murder, the judge added 95 years for incitement to murder, attempted murder and insurance fraud.
“In practice, years in prison are equivalent to life imprisonment,” said Judge Ramarumo Monama.
Much of the trial was broadcast live in South Africa, where the gruesome details stunned this country, where crime records are nonetheless recorded.
The woman’s cold blood in the face of the horrible accusations contributed to the discomfort.
The defendant allegedly took out burial and life insurance policies on behalf of her victims and later claimed the money after their death. Yet he always denied everything. (I)
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