The South African Police have arrested two Nigerians and Mozambicans
nationals for the Modderbult farm murders which claimed a family of four on
Tuesday, February 15, 2017.
According to Buzz SA, the victims Gert Smuts (78), and his wife, Paulina
Smuts (70), their son and daughter-in-law, Louis (47) and Belinda Smuts (42)
were shot dead on a farm at Balfour in Mpumalanga.
Police discovered two firearms and jewelry abandoned at the murder
scene, they found that the vehicle of the victims, a Toyota Prado was missing.
After an intensive manhunt for the suspects, two Nigerian nationals and
two Mozambicans have been arrested so far. The Nigerian nationals, aged 20 and
30 years appeared before the Balfour Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 15,
2017. There were charged with possession of suspected stolen property.
Likewise, the Mozambican duo, aged 26 and 36 years, who will make a
court appearance on today, February 16, 2017. They will be
facing four counts of murder, illegal possession of firearm and possession of
suspected stolen vehicle.
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