South Africa: Police Uncover Multi-Million Rand 'Death Industry'

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In the Eastern Cape, police have made a breakthrough and arrested seven suspects who are behind the grisly business of insuring people and then having them killed in order to claim their life insurance payouts.

To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you.An insurance agent who spoke to"I am shocked. He was one of my biggest clients. He brought in a lot of business for me in the form of people that he insured," she said"I never thought for one minute that he could be involved in something like this. I feel as if I contributed to these deaths."

A community member who lost a loved one, said many people in her area attained their riches through insuring people who were subsequently murdered. "My aunt was staying alone, she had no children and she used to drink a lot. She was insured by someone in our area and was later killed by unknown men. "The person who insured her never contributed towards the funeral. I don't know how they got the death certificate in order to claim it. I think they have connections at Home Affairs," she said.

The seven suspects face at least 11 murder charges, two of which were double murders in KwaNobuhle, along with charges of racketeering and fraud relating to insurance claims over the past two years.This includes an amount of R2,629,899 which was paid out, and a further R1.14m in rejected claims in a period of less than two years.

 

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