Four people have been arrested for the murder of Cramond farmer Bill Theron (85) on December 12.
Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele said the suspects are aged between 32 and 38.
They are due to appear before the New Hanover Magistrates Court on Monday.
Theron sustained multiple injuries to his head in the attack on the farm. His elderly wife Christine found his body lying near the farm gate. The suspects fled the scene after the attack. Nothing was taken from the house.
Mbele said a case of murder was opened for investigation by Cramond SAPS. The docket was allocated to the Provincial Organised Crime who took over the investigation.
Four suspects aged between 32 and 38 are due to appear before the New Hanover Magistrates Court today for the murder of a farmer.
It is alleged that on 12 December 2020 at 16:20, the suspects entered a farm on Ottos Bluff in Cramond and attacked an 85-year-old farmer. He sustained an open wound on his head and was declared dead at the scene. The suspects fled the scene after an incident. Nothing was taken from the house.
A case of murder was opened for investigation by Cramond SAPS. The docket was allocated to the Provincial Organised Crime who took over the investigation. On 18 December 2020 at 22:00, the Provincial Organised Crime Unit, Pietermaritzburg Cluster Task Team, and Magma Security conducted a multi-disciplinary operation and traced all the suspects involved in the murder of the elderly man. Four suspects were arrested in the Cramond area. A bush knife suspected to be used in the commission of the offense was found in the suspect’s possession.