Case against alleged Limpopo insurance killer postponed
The case against Limpopo cop Rachel Shokane-Kutumela and her relatives, accused of killing at least nine people for insurance payouts, has been postponed.
On Friday, the Polokwane Magistrate's Court postponed the matter to 7 May for further investigation.
Meanwhile, the bail application for Rachel's daughter, Flora Shokane, is set to resume on 18 February.
The 43-year-old sergeant, her 47-year-old sister Annah Shokane and her daughter, aged 27, are facing charges of murder, fraud and money laundering.
Rachel and her sister Annah are accused of taking out life and funeral insurance policies for multiple people.
Rachel is accused of killing at least six people, while her sister Annah is accused of killing three.
It's understood that their victims were all known to them and came from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Various service providers, including ABSA, Standard Bank, Capitec, and Old Mutual, made the payouts worth an estimated R10 million.
The police sergeant was arrested in September, soon after reporting for duty, following a lengthy investigation at the Senwabarwana police station.
Her sister, Annah Shokane, and daughter, Flora Shokane, were arrested shortly after in Moletji outside Polokwane.
Rachel and her sister Annah both abandoned their bail applications last year.
