Soshanguve couple charged with insurance fraud, murder due back in court
Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu have been accused of killing her ex in a fire at their RDP home, and passing his burnt remains off as Sibusiso’s.
Murder and insurance fraud accused Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu appear in the Pretoria High Court on 13 June 2024. Picture: Jacques Nelles/EWN
TSHWANE - A Soshanguve couple charged with insurance fraud and murder are back in the dock of the High Court in Pretoria on Friday.
Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu have been accused of killing her ex in a fire at their RDP home, and passing his burnt remains off as Sibusiso’s.
This was in order to cash in on some R575,000 worth of death and funeral benefits.
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The couple’s trial kicked off at the start of June and was set down until Thursday.
But while it got off to a fast-paced start with the State flying through half a dozen witnesses in the first week, the matter’s since stalled multiple times.
This was as a result of a series of challenges the defence has raised to the State’s evidence, all of which have proved unsuccessful so far.
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With the State still yet to wrap up its case, new dates will now have to be arranged for the leading of evidence to continue.
In the meantime, the investigating officer is expected to take the stand on Friday.