Khululekani Nyoni (34), a holder of an EcoSure funeral policy, connived with Morgan Moyo (26) and another accomplice who is at large and went to EcoSure services to file a death claim against Nyoni’s mother-in-law Ms Egnes Tshuma. On February 27 this year, Moyo and an unnamed accomplice completed an EcoSure death claim form as witnesses and submitted the it knowing that Tshuma was alive.
Investigations revealed Ms Tshuma was still alive and the three had lied. The trio stood to benefit $2 000 from the claim in the event that the money was released. Nyoni pleaded guilty to fraud while Moyo pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi who remanded Nyoni in custody to tomorrow for plea recording. He remanded Moyo out of custody on $50 bail to tomorrow for provision of a trial date. Moyo said he did not know that Ms Tshuma was alive and stated that he was only asked to fill out forms.
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