Limpopo Pig Farm Murder Have Abandoned Bail Applications
Two co-accused in the Limpopo pig farm murder have abandoned their bail applications.
Rudolph de Wet and William Musora, appeared alongside farmer Zachariah Olivier in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court where the matter was postponed to next year.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Mashudu Malabi Dzhangi said the matter was postponed to 22 November 2024 in respect of accused number one ( Olivier) for a bail application.
“Accused two (De Wet) and three (Musoro) are no longer proceeding with the bail application. The matter is postponed to 18 February 2025 for further investigations. The appeal is upheld [and] the defence will receive the copies of the dockets before trial.”
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The court was informed that De Wet and Musora no longer wanted to proceed with their bail applications, while Olivier will appear in court on November 22 for his bail application.
The men face charges of murder, attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, possession of firearms and ammunition and contravening sections of the illegal immigration act.
They are accused of killing two women and dumping their bodies in a pigsty.
It is alleged that in August, 47-year-old Mariah Makgato and 34-year-old Lucia Ndlovu were shot while entering Onverwacht farm, near Kotishing village in Makotopong to collect goods that had been dumped by a truck.
Ndlovu’s husband was wounded in the shooting.
He managed to crawl to the main road and was assisted by a passer-by.
The incident was reported and police discovered the women’s bodies in a pigsty.
This week, the court heard that the matter is postponed to February 18, 2025 for further investigations. The appeal is upheld by the defence who will receive copies of the dockets before trial.