Judgment handed down, Ndlovu guilty

In a long judgment handed down in the high court in Johannesburg today former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu was found guilty on six counts of murder.

She was on trial for the murders of her lover Maurice Mabasa and five relatives allegedly so she could cash in on insurance payouts.

She was also found guilty of attempted murder for plotting to kill her mother, incitement to murder charges as well as charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice.

Ndlovu was however, found not guilty on charges of conspiracy as Judge Ramarumo Monama felt that the state didn’t provide enough evidence of this.

Sentencing procedures are expected to start on 5 November. The National Prosecuting Authority's Phindi Louw-Mjonondwana says it will likely argue for a life sentence.