Two of the men found guilty of killing the Potgieter family on their Free State farm were on Thursday sentenced to three life imprisonment terms each.
Tshekolo Letlala, 19, and Telleko Seekoei, 20, were sentenced to life in prison by the Bloemfontein High Court for killing farmer Attie Potgieter, his wife Wilma and their two-year-old daughter Wilmien in December 2010.
One of their employees, Vusi Khumalo was also sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Attie and his wife.
Two other accused were sentenced to 30 years in prison each.
Another farm worker, Klaas Mofokeng, 34, was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing the family. He was the only accused not linked to the murders of the family, but was found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances for sharing the loot afterwards. – Sapa