Former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu has been sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment for inciting the murder of her co-accused Nomsa Mudau’s husband.
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Rosemary Ndlovu sentenced to 10 years for murder plot
Convicted killer Rosemary Ndlovu has received another 10-year prison sentence for inciting the murder of her co-accused’s husband, but the sentence will run concurrently with the six life sentences she is already serving.
Former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu has been sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment for inciting the murder of her co-accused Nomsa Mudau’s husband.
On Wednesday, the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court sentenced Ndlovu and Mudau after finding them guilty of incitement to commit murder over a plot in 2018 to kill Justice Mudau.
Ndlovu is already serving six life sentences for the murders of five family members and her partner, whom she killed for financial gain through life insurance and funeral policy payouts.
The court ordered that her latest 10-year sentence run concurrently with the sentences she is already serving.
The case dates back to 2018, when Ndlovu approached a man who had previously been involved in the murders of her family members and asked him to help Mudau kill her husband.
Investigations led by Captain Kheswa Mabunda revealed that Ndlovu told the man that Mudau would contact him directly to discuss the planned killing.
Mudau subsequently held telephone conversations and meetings with the men in Tembisa, where she allegedly asked them to kill her husband, claiming he was abusive and involved in extramarital affairs.
The court heard that Mudau intended to pay the men using insurance benefits she expected to claim after her husband’s death.
The men later alerted Justice Mudau to the plot, prompting him to report the matter to the South African Police Service (SAPS). Ndlovu and Mudau were subsequently arrested.
During sentencing proceedings, senior state advocate Riana Williams argued that the offence was particularly serious because both accused were serving police officers at the time and were expected to uphold the law and protect the public.
Williams also argued that neither accused had shown remorse.
She highlighted Mudau’s repeated communications with the men about the planned killing, including her insistence that the plan proceed even after one of them stopped communicating with her.
The court accepted the State’s submissions and found that the prosecution had proved the alternative charge of incitement to commit murder.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the sentences, saying those who plan, encourage or incite murder must be held accountable, regardless of whether the intended killing is carried out.
The NPA said the case was particularly disturbing because the accused had occupied positions of public trust as police officers.
It reiterated its commitment to prosecuting those who abuse their positions to facilitate or encourage serious criminal offences.
