Brother and sister were tied up, had their teeth pulled out, darts were thrown at them, then shot in the head

Two men have been arrested in connection with a 2008 murder in Northcliff, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

“They are in court tomorrow. They have been linked to the crime,” said Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini.

The Star newspaper reported that Gary Smith and his sister Karen Buchanan were bound with rags and their mouths were duct-taped shut before they were assaulted on March 14, 2008.

Their teeth were pulled out, darts were thrown at them and Buchanan was stripped naked. Later, they were both shot in the head.

Buchanan was killed by a shot to the back of the head. Her brother was shot in the mouth.

Their bodies were found by a domestic worker.

Dlamini said he could not disclose the names of the two men arrested before they had appeared in court because of the sensitivity of the investigation.

The men, who were arrested two weeks ago, would appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on murder charges.