SEHLAKWANA - The four men accused of killing two alleged stock-thieves returned to the Middelburg Magistrate's court on Thursday.
Accused number 4 Stephen Wilson, has abandoned his bail application.
And both accused 1 and 2 deny committing the crimes brought against them by the state.
Reinardt Steyn and his co-accused face charges of kidnapping, murder and burning the bodies of the two victims, who allegedly stole livestock from his farm.