Where's the justice, cries family

THE family of Nduduzo Mbatha has called for the harshest punishment against three nurses from Appelsbosch Hospital, near Ndwedwe, north of Durban, who are facing allegations of insurance fraud after they reportedly took out life policies against their loved one without consent.

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The allegations came to light when the Mbatha family was unexpectedly contacted by an insurance company regarding payouts on policies linked to the life of Nduduzo Mbatha.

Nduduzo, 24, died while he was a patient at the hospital in November 2024. He was in the care of the nurses in question at the time of his death.

It has been reported that the three nurses had pocketed nearly R160 000 collectively as payout form the insurance company, in lieu of the polices they had taken against the life of Nduduzo.

He was admitted to hospital after he had sustained a gunshot wound, and he eventually succumbed to his injuries, but his family suspected foul play.

Nduduzo's aunt, Happiness Mbatha said: “I think it’s the funeral policy that I had for him that brought this matter to light because investigators from the insurance company kept calling my brother (Nduduzo’s uncle).