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Minister calls for harsh sentences against alleged farm murderers

Tolashe calls for harsh sentences for accused

POLOKWANE - The Social Development Department has condemned a Limpopo farm incident where two women were allegedly killed and fed to pigs by a farmer and two of his workers.

Minister Sisi Tolashe has described the incident as inhumane and called for the full might of the law to take its course against the perpetrators.

READ: Limpopo farmer, workers in court after bodies of women found

The three accused, 60-year-old Zachariah Olivier, 19-year-old Adriaan De Wet and 45-year-old William Musoro, appeared at the Mankweng Magistrate's Court on Friday.

They're facing multiple charges, including premeditated murder.

The case has been postponed to the 10th of September for a formal bail application.

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