A South African court convicted a farm owner and seven others for beating two men to death back in 2020 after accusing them of cattle theft near Mkhondo. Werner Potgieter and his stepson, Cornelius Greyling, got nailed along with six workers for killing Sifiso Thwala and Musa Nene, who were just driving through to drop off groceries when security guards grabbed them. The victims got kicked in the head, whipped with sjamboks, and shocked with cattle prods until they died, while a third guy survived by playing dead.
The Mpumalanga High Court handed down guilty verdicts for murder and attempted murder after a trial that dragged on for years. Some of these same people were already out on bail for shooting two brothers at the same farm during a confrontation over jobs.
Sentencing drops in April, and families are hoping the court throws the book at everyone involved after waiting five years for justice.
The Mpumalanga High Court handed down guilty verdicts for murder and attempted murder after a trial that dragged on for years. Some of these same people were already out on bail for shooting two brothers at the same farm during a confrontation over jobs.
Sentencing drops in April, and families are hoping the court throws the book at everyone involved after waiting five years for justice.
