By Sundayworld
Polokwane, Sept 1 – – The three farmers who allegedly killed two black women at a farm in Limpopo appeared briefly in the Mankweng magistrate’s court on Friday. They were remanded in custody.
Farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, 60, Andrian Rudolph de Wet, 19 and William Musora appeared in court. They are facing charges of attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Also defeating the ends of justice.
Musora, a Zimbabwean national, is facing an additional charge of being in the country illegally.
Oliver is the owner of Onvervaght farm near Sebayeng outside Polokwane where Mariah Makgato, 47 was fatally shot.
Victims had gone to salvage dairy products dumped at the farm
It is reported that on August 17, Makgato, Zimbabwean national Lucia Ndlovu and her husband, went to Onvervaght farm. They were there to harvest rotten products dumped by a dairy merchant.
While they were at the farm, they were accosted the Oliver, De Wet and Musora. The trio allegedly shot them before feeding them to pigs.
While the women were still fighting for their lives, the man who was with them managed to flee.
He is reportedly receiving medical treatment in hospital.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the province, the accused did not report the incident. This was until August 20, when police received information, and the accused were arrested the following day
The distraught families of the two women who were shot and fed to pigs at a farm in the shanty outskirts of Polokwane in Limpopo are struggling to bury their loved ones.
The deceased, Mariah Makgato, 47 and Lucia Ndlovhu, 34 were fatally shot and tossed into a pigsty at Onvervaght Farm near Sebayeng village.
After the gruesome killings that have sparked public outrage, the destitute families are now faced with a dilemma. They have no means of burying them this weekend.
‘My daughter was killed like a dog’
Tears rolled down her face when she kept saying how her daughter was killed like a dog by heartless people.
“How come did these cruel people kill my daughter like an animal?” Moyahabo asked.
“I have never been so hurt in my life. The pain cuts deep, and I’m constantly reminded that Mariah left me with the burden of raising her children. She was a single mother and making ends meet was a daily struggle for the family.
“At the time of her death, I didn’t have money to travel from my home to come here at Mariah’s house. I am so broke I don’t know where to start with funeral arrangements. Even after her burial, the responsibility of raising my grandchildren will be a massive challenge for me.”
Victim was divorced mom of four and breadwinner
Moyahabo said the killers of her daughter have no idea of the pain they inflicted on her heart.
“My heart is bleeding and I just can’t stop crying. It’s so painful to lose a loved one like that. If those farmers felt that my daughter had intruded into their farm, they should have got her arrested. Instead of taking her life like that.
Even if they get lengthy jail sentences, my daughter will never be resurrected,” said a tearful Moyahabo.
Ncube, has his hands full trying to transport Lucia’s remains.
Like Mariah, Lucia leaves behind three young children who will be raised by impoverished relatives.
