Unique case: 8 January 2015: WHITE youth, now 17, was found guilty of the gruesome double-murder of good-samaritan Afrikaner farm0couple Will and Anje Kiesling 59 and 66 in March 2014, His advocate claimed in mitigation of sentencing in the regional court in Pietersburg, that his client was 'smoking dagga (marijuana) while he was killing the couple...'
The hearing continues. more on
http://www.netwerk24.com/nuus/2015-01-08-tiener-moor-n-hy-dagga-rook
This is a unique case because all of the other murders of white farmers recorded in South Africa have been carried out by blacks, 99.8 percent of them also were males.
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May 19 2014 Update: troubled white teenager, 16, in Pietersburg court for double-murder of good-samaritan Afrikaner couple Will and Anje Kiesling, 69 & 66 in last week of March 2014 --
Update May 19 2014 By SAPA Potgietersrus - A white teenager appeared in the local Court on Monday for the double-murders of Will and
Anje Kiesling, 69 and 66, a a 'good-samaritan' Afrikaner farm couple who had taken the youth under their wing to help him with his drug-problem on their farm,.
The youth was ordered to appear in the same court room on June 5 2014 while the case was further investigated said SAPS colonel Ronel Otto.
The teenager chose not to apply for bail at his last appearance. He is being kept in a place of safety, Otto said.
The 16-year-old was arrested at his guardian's house in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. He first appeared in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court at the end of March.
Police said the matter was transferred to Mokopane because the bodies of the couple were discovered on their farm near Lephalale in Limpopo. (Potgietersrus)
Police found the bodies of the 69-year-old man and 66-year-old woman after their relatives had been unable to contact them.
Sapa
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April 1 2014 report: - The 16-year-old boy who was arrested on Monday in connection with the double murder of a farming couple in the Zanzibar
district of Limpopo had apparently visited them to "get his head clean".Beeld reported on Tuesday that the youth apparently had a drug problem and had arrived at the couple's farm three weeks ago.
The decomposing bodies of Will, 69, and Anje, 66, Kiesling were found in their home near the Botswana border last Friday.
It is believed they were murdered about four days earlier (on Monday).Sapa reported on Monday that the youth was arrested at his guardian's house in Mossel Bay on Monday morning. He appeared in the local magistrate's court and will remain in custody. The case was postponed to 7 April as it will be transferred to the Mokopane (?) Magistrate's Court in Limpopo.
According to Beeld, shocked family members did not want to speak about the incident, but the couple's son-in-law said the murder should never have happened in their house.
A friend of the couple said he had met the teenager when he had visited the farm, and that the teenager appeared to be friendly and relaxed
Apr 1 2014 report: "Spoorsnyers" followed leads leading to arrest of 16-year-old teen for double-murder of elderly Afrikaans couple in Potgietersrus --
Minor white youth arrested for farm attack near Zanzibar border post: 'Spoorsnyers' report: On Friday night March 28 2014 the Spoorsnyers SAPS team colonel Louwrens and w/o Van Wyk were called out to a farm-attack near the Zanzibar border post. W/o de Lange was waiting for us at the farm. He pointed out the scene to us. The investigation showed that the attack must have happened Monday March 24 2014 or thereabouts. Spoorsnyers searched the parametre around the fencing and the house - we could not gain access from outside the property. There were no suspected signs of break ins. The couple's Ford bakkie, handgun and cellphones are missing.
Colonel Louwrens requires the assistance of the Pretoria C.S.M. team to conduct the forensic investigation. We followed up further leads throughout the weekend and identified one suspect.
-- A white minor youth has been arrested in Mossel Bay in connection with this farm attack. His case was remanded to 7 April in Mokopane (near Pietersburg) The 'Spoorsnyers' police unit cannot provide
any further details because a minor child is involved and because it could interfere in the success of the investigation.
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Teen-held-for-farm-murders-had-drug-problem-20140401
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2014-04-01 Polokwane (?) - The 16-year-old boy who was arrested on Monday in connection with the double murder of a farming couple in the Zanzibar district of Limpopo had apparently visited them to "get his head clean".
Beeld reported on Tuesday that the youth apparently had a drug problem and had arrived at the couple's Potgietersrus farm three weeks ago.
The decomposing bodies of Will, 69, and Anje, 66, Kiesling were found in their home near the Botswana border last Friday. It is believed they were murdered about four days earlier (on Monday).
Sapa reported on Monday that the youth was arrested at his guardian's house in Mossel Bay on Monday morning. He appeared in the local magistrate's court and will remain in custody. The case was postponed to 7 April as it will be transferred to the Mokopane Magistrate's Court in Limpopo.
According to Beeld, shocked family members did not want to speak about the incident, but the couple's son-in-law said the murder should never have happened in their house.
A friend of the couple said he had met the teenager when he had visited the farm, and that the teenager appeared to be friendly and relaxed
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Teen-held-for-farm-murders-had-drug-problem-20140401
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Minor white youth arrested for farm attack near Zanzibar border post: 'Spoorsnyers' report: On Friday night March 28 2014 the Spoorsnyers SAPS team colonel Louwrens and w/o Van Wyk were called out to a farm-attack near the Zanzibar border post. W/o de Lange was waiting for us at the farm. He pointed out the scene to us. The investigation showed that the attack must have happened Monday March 24 2014 or thereabouts. Spoorsnyers searched the parametre around the fencing and the house - we could not gain access from outside the property. There were no suspected signs of breakins. The couple's Ford bakkie, handgun and cellphones are missing.
Colonel Louwrens requires the assistance of the Pretoria C.S.M. team to conduct the forensic investigation. We followed up further leads throughout the weekend and identified one suspect.
-- A white minor youth has been arrested in Mossel Bay in connection with this farm attack. His case was remanded to 7 April in Mokopane (near Pietersburg) The 'Spoorsnyers' police unit cannot provide
any further details because a minor child is involved and because it could interfere in the success of the investigation.
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