Duo in court for murder of Winterton farmer Updated
Nothando Mkhize
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Two young men accused of murdering a 46-year-old farmer in Winterton will again stand before a magistrate on Thursday.
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He had been strangled.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala said: Last month, a team of dedicated Detectives from Winterton SAPS managed to make a breakthrough when they arrested two suspects. The first suspect Bongani Mkhwanazi (18) was arrested at Khethani area in Winterton. The second suspect Bokang Petrose Tsatsi (23) was arrested at Acaciaville in Ladysmith where he was hiding. He was found in possession of deceased’s binoculars and a speaker.
Farm murder: Men charged with strangling Neil Mckay to appear in court
Mckay was confined to a wheelchair in another farm attack 20 years ago, and the men accused of killing him in April are in the dock today.
Two suspects who were arrested and charged with murdering Neil Mckay on his Winterton farm in KZN in April will appear in court on Thursday. Mckay, who was 46-years-old when he was allegedly strangled to death, was confined to a wheelchair having been the victim of a separate farm attack some 20 years ago.
Two suspects in court for farm killing
South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said in a statement on Thursday 3 June that Mckay was found on his farm in Winterton with strangulation marks on the neck on the morning of 10 April.
Bongani Mkhwanazi and Bokang Petrose Tsatsi are accused of murdering Neil McKay at his Winterton farm in April. They are expected to apply for bail today.
Yesterday morning, 27 January 2021 at 06:00, an operation by the Vryheid Task Team was carried out at Weenen where the team was following up information regarding suspects involved in a case of theft of vehicle.
It is alleged that on 26 November 2020, the complainant parked his vehicle in his yard at Bhekezulu area in Vryheid, securely locked the gate before he went to sleep. The following morning, he noticed that his taxi was nowhere to be seen and the gate was broken. A case of theft of motor vehicle was opened for investigation at Vryheid SAPS.
The team proceeded to Nhliwe area in Weenen where a stolen bakkie was found. The investigation revealed that the bakkie was stolen at Alberton in Gauteng. Inside the suspect’s workshop, the police found pieces of the stolen taxi, pieces of a vehicle that was hijacked in Colenso as well as pieces of other vehicles. A total of seven suspects aged between 30 and 68 were placed under arrest.