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Killer nurse faces murder charge
15 Sep 2016 at 07:06hrs | Views
A SUSPECTED killer Kwekwe nurse, who allegedly teamed up with her boyfriend and fraudulently registered them under a funeral policy for terminally ill patients, administered fatal medication on them, and later claimed the funeral benefits, were yesterday charged with one count of murder.
On Monday, the lovebirds appeared in court charged with fraud.
Passing his ruling on whether or not to put the nurse Renica Chakabvapasi (30) and her boyfriend Godwin Takarwa Mugwangi (48) on remand yesterday, Kwekwe Magistrate Mr Taurai Manwere said the State had proved that the pair could have connived to kill Lee Mazarire (26).
The lovebirds also face six counts of defrauding Old Mutual Assurance Company after they allegedly claimed funeral benefits from their six victims under the guise of being close relatives.
Both Chakabvapasi and Mugwangi were not asked to plead to the murder of Lee Mazarire when they appeared before Kwekwe magistrate Taurai Manwere.
Police told the court that they are still investigating the other five cases in which terminally- ill patients under the care of Chakabvapasi died, amid reports the pair had collected a total of $25 000 from the fund's funeral benefits scheme.
The duo was yesterday remanded in custody to September 29, and advised to seek bail at the High Court.
Source - newsday-herald
