Convicted serial killer and former police officer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu appeared in the Kempton Park Regional Court on March 10 on charges of conspiracy to commit murder.

Her co-accused, Nomsa Mudau, was not present in court after it was reported that her child sustained burn injuries and had been admitted to hospital.

Both accused face charges of conspiracy to commit murder.

The matter was postponed to April 1 for closing arguments.

Taking the stand in June last year, Mudau pleaded not guilty to all charges, maintaining that she had never conspired or intended to commit any crime.

“I didn’t do it, and I never intended to do it,” she told the court.

According to the State, Mudau allegedly conspired with witnesses who had already testified in the matter in February 2018 to murder her husband, Justice Mudau.

However, the accused denied the allegations.

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“I never conspired to kill Justice, nor did I have any intentions to kill him,” she said.

Mudau explained that at the time she was a sergeant stationed at the Norkem Park SAPS, where she had served for 13 years.

On the day in question, she said she was at home preparing for her night shift when she received a call from an unknown man who claimed to be a prophet named Njebe.

Mudau testified that the man was able to accurately describe personal details about her, including her name, workplace, the vehicle she drove, and her husband’s place of work, which led her to believe he might indeed be a prophet.

“He said he knew my husband, that he drives a BMW and works at the airport. He also told me he knew about the problems in my marriage, that my husband assaults me,” she said.

Mudau confirmed to the court that her marriage had been troubled and that she had previously opened several assault cases against her husband in Thembisa, the first dating back to 2014.

A protection order was later issued following repeated incidents of domestic violence.

Mudau told the court that the man who claimed to be a prophet suggested they meet in person so that he could “help” her.

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They arranged to meet near Mooifontein Cemetery, and she agreed to stop there before reporting for her shift at around 17:00.

“When I arrived, I saw a man standing by the roadside who stopped me. I rolled down my window and he called me by name. I believed him because he had already shared things about my life that were true,” she said.

During their conversation, the man allegedly told her that he knew she had “poured something” into her husband’s food, an accusation Mudau denied.

She recounted an incident involving a lunch box her husband had used and later left in the car for several days. When she eventually found it, the food inside had turned green, which she said indicated spoilage rather than poisoning.

“Even a child wouldn’t eat it. I didn’t ask him about it because he got angry easily,” she told the court.

According to Mudau, the man then offered to “help her” by killing her husband, a proposal she said she immediately rejected.

“I told him, ‘When you called, I thought you were a real prophet who could help me spiritually, but this is not what I expected.’ I refused and left for work,” she testified.

Mudau said she was dressed in full SAPS uniform at the time, including a bulletproof vest, and was carrying her service firearm.

She added that she never spoke to the man again until he later appeared as a State witness during her disciplinary hearing.

The matter will continue on April 1 for closing arguments.