Woman accused of killing family for life insurance appears in NW court
The case against a woman accused of killing family members to cash in on life insurance pay-outs has been postponed to next week Friday.
Forty-nine-year-old Agnes Setshwantsho appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court in North West on Friday.
She is facing charges of murder, two counts of fraud and one of defeating the ends of justice.
She allegedly claimed an insurance policy prior to the death of her relative, who died in March this year.
Police are also investigating the deaths of her husband, who died in 2016, her two daughters in 2005 and 2015, respectively, and her son died in July 2023.
The case was cracked by detective, Sergeant Keshi Mabunda, who also investigated serial killer Rosemary Ndlovu.
"Through analysis and collection of evidence including the exhumation of a body, the team was able to link its latest suspect to the team’s first focus of the case," North West NPA Spokesperson Henry Mamothame
"According to the police report, the murder that was initially ruled a ‘natural death’ happened in Mmabatho, in the North West, where a female relative died under mysterious circumstances in March 2023.
"Investigations have revealed that the suspect fraudulently took out insurance on behalf of her relative before her murder. Police are conducting further investigations, with the possibility of adding more charges against the accused."
The accused has been remanded in police custody until 24 November.
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