A White farmer in South Africa allegedly killed two black women and fed his pigs with their bodies.
A regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) disclosed this to CNN.
The suspect reportedly appeared with his two farm workers at the Limpopo Polokwane High Court on Monday, in the northern Limpopo province.
According to CNN, prosecutors say the women were shot dead for trespassing.
The women were said to have been killed by Zachariah Olivier, 60, and his workers, Adrian De Wet, 19, and 45-year-old foreign national William Musoro.
The trio “are facing two counts of murder, attempted murder, three counts of defeating the ends of justice, and possession of firearms and ammunition,” the NPA said in an earlier statement.
Musoro, described by police as “an illegal immigrant,” was additionally charged with “contravening sections of the illegal immigration act,” a police statement said.
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They were not asked to enter a plea before the hearing was shifted to Thursday, NPA spokesperson in Limpopo, Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, said.
The men were reportedly arrested after police investigations led to the discovery of the decomposed bodies of the women “in a pigsty on a farm in Sebayeng, outside Mankweng,” on August 20, 2024, the police statement said at the time.
“The investigation began when a 45-year-old South African woman went missing after visiting the farm on 17 August (2024), accompanied by a 35-year-old foreign national woman,” police said. “Both women sustained gunshot wounds, and a 47-year-old foreign national man, who was with them” escaped but “was also shot and hospitalized.”
The survivor told reporters that one of the murdered women was his wife. The other woman was their neighbour. They had entered the farm to collect expired and abandoned dairy products, he said.
Many South Africans outraged by the killings have reportedly called for justice for the victims.
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