Relative of nurse accused of murder arrested in court
Police have linked the second female suspect to the murder of Busiswa Nxumalo and charged her with conspiracy to commit murder.
Sithembile Xulu appears at the Lenasia Magistrate's Court for allegedly murdering her 21-year-old domestic worker for R6 million in life insurance. Picture: Mongezi Koko/EWN
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JOHANNESURG - In a turn of events a relative of an alleged killer nurse has been arrested at the Lenasia Magistrates Court.
The close relative of the nurse accused of slitting the throat of her domestic worker for a R6 million insurance payout was attending court proceedings before police pounced on her.
It's alleged that in January 2022, the 48-year-old nurse took out three life cover policies with three different insurers on 21-year-old Busiswa Nxumalo before allegedly killing her and discarding her body at a dumping site in Lenasia South.
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Moments after her accused nurse arrived in court on Friday, her relative was swiftly arrested.
Police have linked the second female suspect to the murder of Nxumalo and charged her with conspiracy to commit murder.
It's alleged that the 48-year-old and her relative conspired and committed the murder of Nxumalo after persuading her to move from Kwa-Zulu Natal to Gauteng for a job opportunity.
The second suspect is expected to appear in court next week.
Alleged killer nurse named : “Sithembile Happiness Xulu” is facing a charge of fraud with the NPA looking to add an additional charge of murder after arresting two more suspects today.@MongeziKoko pic.twitter.com/0hnuKkaAj9
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