Former police officers jailed over plot to kill husband

Former police officers Rosemary Ndlovu and Nomsa Mudau have each been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment after the Kempton Park Magistrates' Court found them guilty of incitement to commit murder in a 2018 plot targeting Mudau's husband.

Former police officers Rosemary Ndlovu and Nomsa Mudau have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for plotting to have Mudau's husband murdered.

The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court found the pair guilty of incitement to commit murder in connection with a 2018 plan to kill Justice Mudau.

Ndlovu is already serving six life sentences for the murders of five relatives and her partner, crimes she committed to cash in on insurance and funeral policy payouts. Her latest sentence will run concurrently with her existing prison term.

The court heard that Ndlovu put Mudau in touch with men who had previously helped carry out some of her crimes.

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Mudau then allegedly held several meetings and phone conversations with the men in Tembisa, during which she asked them to kill her husband. She told them he was abusive and unfaithful.

According to evidence before the court, Mudau planned to pay the men after claiming insurance money following her husband's death.

The plot unravelled when the men warned Justice Mudau about the plan. He reported the matter to the South African Police Service (SAPS), leading to the arrests of the two women.

During sentencing, the State argued that the offence was especially serious because both women were serving police officers at the time.

Prosecutors also said neither accused had shown remorse and that Mudau continued to pursue the plan even after one of the men stopped responding to her.

The National Prosecuting Authority welcomed the outcome, saying it sends a clear message that people who plan or encourage a murder can be held criminally liable even if the killing is never carried out.

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