Pig farm double murder: Bail application to happen in Polokwane
Three men stand accused of murdering Mariah Makgato (47) and Lucia Ndlovu (34) on August 17 and feeding them to pigs.
POLOKWANE – The murder case against the Onverwaght farm owner Zachariah Olivier (60) and his two employees Adriaan De Wet (19) and William Musoro (45) has once again been postponed in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court.
Olivier, De Wet and Musoro were expected to apply for bail in front of a full courtroom but the court referred their case to the Polokwane Regional Court.
They will remain in custody until October 2 when they will next appear.
The trio stands accused of murdering Mariah Makgato (47) and Lucia Ndlovu (34) on August 17 and feeding them to pigs.
They were accompanied by a 47-year-old foreign national male who was also shot and hospitalised.
It is said the trio trespassed on the farm to collect discarded food with other community members.
Shots were fired at the group, resulting in Makgato and Ndlovu’s deaths.
The accused each face charges of two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and defeating the ends of justice, while Musuro also faces a charge of contravening the Immigration Act 13 of 2002.
More details to follow in this week’s Polokwane Observer.
