Nomia Ndlovu’s trial postponed to Monday

JOHANNESBURG Multiple murder accused Nomia Ndlovu’s trial has been postponed to next week Monday. Ndlovu made a brief appearance at the Johannesburg High Court on Monday morning.

This after matters were stood down on Monday afternoon after the accused complained of feeling dizzy and unable to continue with the trial.

The former police officer was arrested in 2018 accused of listing family members on insurance policies and later killing them to cash in on insurance policy payouts.

She has told the court she did so to avoid being burdened in the event one of them passed on as she had experienced it before.

Ndlovu is accused of the murders of Witness Madala Homu who was murdered in March 2012, cashing in R131 000 from insurance policies; Audrey Ndlovu killed in 2013 – Ndlovu cashing in R717 000; her boyfriend Morris Mabasa – cashing in R416 000; her niece Zanele Motha who died in June 2016 – cashing in R120 000; her nephew Mayeni Mashaba who died in 2017; as well as Mashego who was murdered in January 2018.

On Monday, the court heard how the former police officer tampered with evidence at the scene of her sister, Audrey’s murder in Tembisa.

Audrey was found poisoned and strangled to death in her room in June 2013.

The day before she was found dead, Ndlovu had visited her and they had drunk tea together.

It is understood that upon arrival on the scene on the day Audrey was found dead, Ndlovu took cups she had used to drink tea with Audrey and washed them to tamper with evidence.

She has denied this.