‘Killer’ Kwekwe nurse nails lover

KWEKWE General Hospital nurse, Renica Chakabvapasi, has accused her lover, Godwin Mugwangi, of being the brains behind the funeral benefits policy scam, which saw Old Mutual Life Assurance losing $10 000.

The trial of Chakabvapasi, who is facing two counts of fraud and one of possessing medicines without a licence, opened on Wednesday.

The nurse, who is also accused of murder, in presenting her defence before magistrate, Ngoni Nduna, said Mugwangi came up with the idea of putting terminally-ill patients on the funeral cash benefits scheme.

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