Judge Ramarumo Monana has reiterated that convicted serial killer, Rosemary Nomia Ndlovu, was not remorseful in her involvement in the killing of her relatives. The judge said Ndlovu needed to be removed from society.
On Friday, Ndlovu was sentenced to life imprisonment on all six counts of murder.
She was also handed five years for defeating the ends of justice and 10 years for fraud.
Ndlovu was found guilty of murdering five relatives and her boyfriend to cash in on their insurance pay-outs.
Judge Monana handed down the sentence at the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge, Johannesburg.
“On the murder counts 1,2,7,9,10 and 12 – the murder of Madala, Witness Homu, Maurice Mabasa, Zanele Motha, Audrey Ndlovu, Mayeni Mashaba, Brilliant Mashego, the accused is sentenced to life imprisonment on each count,” says Monana.
Criminologist, Elmarie Myburgh, says Ndlovu has been classified as a serial killer.
Convicted murderer Rosemary Nomia Ndlovu sentenced to life in prison:
Mpumalanga residents react to the case
After her judgment in October, many people in Mpumalanga felt Ndlovu from Bushbuckridge, did not show any remorse during her murder trial and the court should impose a harsh sentence on her for the six murders she committed.
“While she was in court you could by the look of her eyes that she is evil, no remorse at all. There is nothing that is more important than a family… my brother is very important so if you don’t care about your family – so what about the society, no mercy, harsh sentence,” says a resident.
“We can look at Rosemary Ndlovu as an individual who committed the crime, but when you look at where she comes from, you find she comes from a rural area. When she left Bushbuckridge [for] Johannesburg she went to find money, unfortunately, she went to casinos and had friends who would not advise her accordingly. If she had those who could have advised correctly, she was going to think about her mom,” adds another resident.
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