THE police in Limpopo are still seeking answers to the murder of a farmer and his wife who were stabbed to death before being burnt beyond recognition on their farm at Cumberland in Thabazimbi.
A supervisor on the farmt, Brighton Mafanedza,26, was arrested and charged with murder, house robbery and theft of a motor vehicle.
Mafanedza was arrested at the weekend after he allegedly stabbed Jeremiah Aucamp, 55, and his wife, Magdeline Dorosha, 52, and loaded them onto their Toyota Land Cruiser before burning them 25 kilometres from their Faure farm.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said the victims arrived at their farmhouse in the evening last week and were allegedly attacked by the suspect with a knife.
"Apparently the suspect killed the deceased with a knife, loaded their bodies into the car and drove off before burning them in the car," Ramatseba said.
"After they were discovered by a fellow farmer, a case was opened and the suspect arrested. He was found in possession of the deceased's property, including a cellphone, credit card and R2 000 in cash."
Ramatseba said the weapon used in the crime was also recovered.
Mafanedza, a Zimbabwean who had worked on the couple's farm for more than 18 months, appeared briefly in the Thabazimbi magistrate's court on Monday.
He was remanded in custody until January 20 next year for further investigations.
On Monday MEC for safety, security and liaison Dikeledi Magadzi met the affected farming communities and appealed for unity in dealing with crimes.
She said they should intensify the Farm Watch Programme to deal with crimes and also thanked the police for quickly arresting the suspect.
"As government we are concerned about the loss of farmers' lives in such a manner, but we call on all stakeholders to comply with the police in dealing with farm crimes."
Theo de Jager of Agri-SA said attacks on farmers were threatening the industry and other farmers were resorting to selling their farms and seeking land outside the country.
"We are very worried since this is the 14th murder of a farmer this year. Most worrying is that the farmworkers were left jobless after the killing of the farmers and this increased joblessness," De Jager said.
Farm couple slain and burnt in car
THE police in Limpopo are still seeking answers to the murder of a farmer and his wife who were stabbed to death before being burnt beyond recognition on their farm at Cumberland in Thabazimbi.
A supervisor on the farmt, Brighton Mafanedza,26, was arrested and charged with murder, house robbery and theft of a motor vehicle.
Mafanedza was arrested at the weekend after he allegedly stabbed Jeremiah Aucamp, 55, and his wife, Magdeline Dorosha, 52, and loaded them onto their Toyota Land Cruiser before burning them 25 kilometres from their Faure farm.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mohale Ramatseba said the victims arrived at their farmhouse in the evening last week and were allegedly attacked by the suspect with a knife.
"Apparently the suspect killed the deceased with a knife, loaded their bodies into the car and drove off before burning them in the car," Ramatseba said.
"After they were discovered by a fellow farmer, a case was opened and the suspect arrested. He was found in possession of the deceased's property, including a cellphone, credit card and R2 000 in cash."
Ramatseba said the weapon used in the crime was also recovered.
Mafanedza, a Zimbabwean who had worked on the couple's farm for more than 18 months, appeared briefly in the Thabazimbi magistrate's court on Monday.
He was remanded in custody until January 20 next year for further investigations.
On Monday MEC for safety, security and liaison Dikeledi Magadzi met the affected farming communities and appealed for unity in dealing with crimes.
She said they should intensify the Farm Watch Programme to deal with crimes and also thanked the police for quickly arresting the suspect.
"As government we are concerned about the loss of farmers' lives in such a manner, but we call on all stakeholders to comply with the police in dealing with farm crimes."
Theo de Jager of Agri-SA said attacks on farmers were threatening the industry and other farmers were resorting to selling their farms and seeking land outside the country.
"We are very worried since this is the 14th murder of a farmer this year. Most worrying is that the farmworkers were left jobless after the killing of the farmers and this increased joblessness," De Jager said.
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