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Suspect in Annette Kennealy murder case to remain in custody

A 40-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Annette Kennealy appeared in the Makhado Magistrate’s Court on Monday on a charge of murder.

The arrest comes after Kennealy was attacked and killed by unknown suspects on the Welgevonden farm, outside Makhado in May, reports Polokwane Review.

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Family members tried to contact Kennealy, but to no avail. A family member then found her inside her house, with multiple stab wounds to her body, lying in a pool of blood, explained police spokesperson Col Moatshe Ngoepe.

The suspect is still in custody and the case was postponed to July 9.

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