Third suspect arrested for horror murder of Mpumalanga mother
A 41-year-old female suspect is expected to appear in a Mpumalanga Magistrates' Court today in connection with the murder of Wanter Dlamini.
The 62-year old Dlamini was allegedly killed while visiting her daughter, 30-year-old Nonhlanhla Mthunywa on 6 January.
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Police accuse her two daughters of orchestrating the murder of their mother with the hope that they would receive the payout of an insurance policy.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi, says the women arrested is a friend of the younger daughter and believed to be the one who took out the insurance policy.
"It has since surfaced that in November 2019, an insurance policy was taken out by Nonhlanhla's friend wherein Dlamini's name was in the centre of the policy and her (Dlamini) unnatural death would imply that there would be a double cash pay-out," says Hlathi.
Dlamini was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, senselessly gang-raped by the two males whilst Nonhlanhla and her friend were holding her.
"The Investigation team managed to unearth preliminary truth about the death of Dlamini hence the arrest of the 41-year-old woman on Thursday 20 February 2020 and charge of murder," says Dlamini.
The two daughters have already appeared in the Barberton Magistrates' Court.
The elder daughter is expected to apply for bail in the same court later today.