Third suspect in Kirkwood farm attack denied bail By Devon Koen - 12 April 2021
The Kirkwood Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to a third man arrested in connection with a farm attack in the Kirkwood area in March.
The man is alleged to be part of a group of at least five people, aged between 25 and 50, who stormed the home of Agri Eastern Cape rural safety committee chair and Glenconnor Agricultural Association member Johannes de Lange on his farm on March 3.
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Police at Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape are investigating an attack on a farm in the early hours of Wednesday morning in which a robbery suspect was shot dead and another wounded.
Sergeant Majola Nkholi says at least five armed suspects are believed to have been involved in the attack on a homeowner and his family.
He says the farmer managed to get hold of his firearm and that a suspect was killed and another wounded when shots went off in an ensuing scuffle.
Sergeant Nkohli says the other three suspects fled in a silver Toyota Avanza which was later spotted on the R75 heading towards Kariega, formerly Uitenhage.
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A farm owner has killed a suspect during a farm robbery at his home in Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape.
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Five suspects are believed to have attacked the farm owner and his family on early Wednesday morning.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Majola Nkohli says the farmer managed to get his firearm, killed one suspect, and left another wounded.
Other three suspects fled in a silver Toyota Avanza which was later spotted on the R75 heading towards Kariega, formerly Uitenhage.
The suspects, aged between 23 and 50, are expected to appear in the Kirkwood Magistrate’s Court on Friday.