Three murders in 2 farm attacks within 24 hours: Free State

Three murders in 2 farm attacks within 24 hours: Free State
Farm Murder Erfdeel farm in Theunissen

Three people were killed in 24 hours in two different attacks on farms in the Free State.

A woman from Theunissen was murdered on Monday shortly after 06:00 on a farm and her farmhouse was burned down.

Free State Agriculture said the suspects had fled with the woman’s bakkie, registration number CHL097FS.

The suspects stole firearms from the house.

The police were still on scene Monday afternoon with trackers and helicopters to search for the suspects.

Tommy Esterhuyse, chairman of Free State Agriculture’s law-and-order committee said it was with shock and horror that the organization took note of the incident.

He expressed hope that the suspects will soon be tracked down and prosecuted. The organization wants to encourage farmers once again to look after their own safety as well as to link up with security structures in their environment.

In the second attack a man and a woman from Bloemfontein were murdered around Sunday night in a farmhouse at Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein.

Two suspects were arrested on Monday morning after which a long search began for the two bodies.

The bodies were found not far from the farmhouse where the murders supposedly took place. The bodies were found after one of the suspects talked about the night’s events to the police.

The man did not farm on the farm. He worked at the Vergezocht oil company.

According to Pierre Hugo, managing director of the company, the man was “a very good man, who worked hard”.

A large number of police constables and investigators were at the scene to solve the mystery.

The names of the husband and wife could not be confirmed.

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South Africa Today – South Africa News