Three arrested for farm murder

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Published Sep 13, 2014

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Johannesburg -

Three men have been arrested near Piet Retief in Mpumalanga for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal couple, police said on Saturday.

The men were arrested by the Newcastle task team on Friday night, said Captain Thulani Zwane.

“They were found in possession of a revolver which was taken during the killing of a couple in their farmhouse at Groenvlei area outside Paulpietersburg,” he said.

“Mr and Mrs Lens were at their farmhouse at Commssiekraal Farm when they were attacked by the suspects. They were killed before the suspects fled the scene.”

The three would appear in the Utrecht Magistrate's Court on Monday to face two counts of murder and house robbery. - Sapa

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