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Relative appears in court for insurance-related murder case
Polokwane Observer
|November 13, 2025
A relative of insurance policy murder accused Rachel Kutumela, Johannes Shokane, appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court last Wednesday in connection with a series of insurance-related murders.
Johannes Shokane makes his first appearance in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court.
Shokane, who is alleged to be a brother of former police officer Rachel Kutumela, was arrested in Moletjie outside Polokwane last Tuesday.
Shokane has been added as accused number four in the case and faces 25 charges, including murder, premeditated murder, fraud, money laundering, and obstructing justice.
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of Polokwane Observer.
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