In a very violent double-pronged attack on maize farms outside Gulu smallholdings, near East London, a farmer identified as Edwin Donald Frauenstein and one other farm-dweller were murdered on January 15 2014. Two relatives were injured and rushed to hospital. The East London SAPS captain Stephen Marais confirmed that three black male suspects have been arrested and appear in court Monday Jan 20 2014. It's not clear whether a third murder also occurred, the captain says that a third farm-dweller was later discovered with a bullet in his body.
"East London police have arrested three suspects following a double murder on maize farms in Gulu outside the city," he said. The farms were attacked on Thursday morning when the three suspects, aged between 27 and 33, attacked three family members of a 76-year-old farm owner. He says one person -- a relative of the farm owner -- was killed while two other relatives were injured and admitted to hospital.
He did not say what weapons were used in the clearly very violent attack, nor whether the suspected murder weapons have been confiscated. He also did not say exactly how the men were arrested.
SECOND OR THIRD MURDER? Marais did say that the body of a 54-year-old farm worker with a gunshot wound was found later on an adjoining property which is also overseen by the same farmer.
The THREE suspects are due to appear in the East London Magistrates court on Monday January 20 2014.
Nadia Lucouw who was in a relationship with the murdered man Edwin Donald Frauenstein wrote on her facebook "This is about 4km from us. So very sad."
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Also see Afriforum statement on http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page72308?oid=511890&sn=Marketingweb+detail&pid=90389
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