Cop on trial for allegedly planning hit on family members

She appeared in the Palm Ridge High Court on September 16, facing charges of murder, attempted murder, fraud and defeating the ends of justice.

Ndlovu was stopped in her tracks and arrested by the police before the murder of six more family members could be carried out. The targeted relative lived in Bushbuckridge, Limpopo. The intended victim was her sister and her five children, among them a baby who was barely a year old.

The arrangement was, however, thwarted and her sister is expected to take the witness stand to give insight into her escape.

According to evidence, earlier the morning while travelling to Bushbuckridge with two hired hitmen, Ndlovu purchased petrol in a cooldrink bottle. The petrol was to be used to douse her sister’s house before setting it alight with her and her children inside.

Video recordings show Ndlovu giving the two male passengers instructions that at no point should a firearm or knives be used during the attack.

In another segment of the recording, Ndlovu can be heard telling the hitmen that in a killing where a firearm or a knife is involved is often problematic because insurance companies are reluctant to pay out such claims.

She can be heard, in the video, instructing the hired killers to burn everyone inside the house, including the baby. It is alleged all the family members were to be tranquilised before the house was to be torched.

One of the hitmen had gone to the police and reported that he had been hired to kill the victims. A police operation was then immediately set up, with an undercover cop posing as one of the hitmen.

This eventually led to Ndlovu’s arrest at a taxi rank in Bushbuckridge. She was on her way to catch a taxi back to Johannesburg

Ndlovu pleaded not guilty while on trial in the Palm Ridge High Court.

This is an ongoing story and will subsequently be reported on.