Alexandria stock thieves guilty of horrific Eastern Cape farm murder PREMIUM By Adrienne Carlisle - 10 June 2021
Three Alexandria stock thieves were convicted on Wednesday of the attempted murder of a farm stockman, the horrific murder of his life partner and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
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Duo in court for murder of Winterton farmer Updated
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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.
One of three men accused of killing East London farmer Shaun Brett Krull on his farm pleaded for a lenient sentence after entering a plea agreement with the state in the East London High Court on Wednesday. Judge Makhosi Gwala accepted the plea and found Xhanti Ndingane, 38, guilty of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
A 46-year-old farmer was found dead, bound in his wheelchair and with strangulation marks on his neck, at a Winterton farm in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.