SABIE – The police had asked for the help of two men that might be able to assist them with their investigation into the murder of farmer Mr Paul Mason.
Mason (63) was shot and killed on his farm Kruisfontein outside Sabie last month.
The two men who could possible shed more light on the tragic incident are Marcus Kagiso Sentso and Fortune Mpofu.
Shortly after the murder four suspects were apprehended but they could not be linked to the incident and were released. The police did however manage to apprehend a fifth suspect.
Mason was shot dead in cold blood at approximately 09:00 on October 3. It is believed that four suspects managed to gain entrance to their property by cutting a hole in the fence. They then allegedly attacked the Masons' elderly gardener and tied him up. After they hid him inside a generator room on the property, they waited for more than an hour to ambush Mason and his wife.
The Mason couple were apparently checking on their timber crews in the vast plantations surrounding their house. On their arrival back at their farmhouse at around Ms Mason went inside the house while her husband was outside.
It is unsure what happened next but it is believed that Mason spotted the suspects as they approached him. Two shots were fired that left the victim fatally wounded outside his house while his wife frantically attempted to close the door on the attackers. Mason died on the scene.
The men managed to force their way into the house and after tying Ms Mason up, locked her up in the bathroom.
They then proceeded to ransack the house.
They apparently took several firearms, jewellery, some cash, laptops and cellphones before fleeing on foot.
The police is also investigating the possibility that this was a so-called revenge killing. This followed after Mason opened a case of intimidation at the local police after an employee's services were suspended and this same man then allegedly threatened his employer.
If any member of the community has some information it can be divulged to WO Thomas Motau on 082-449-0144 or 013-235-4041.
