A married couple in their seventies were shot while they slept in the Western Cape, as police investigate another farm murder in the region.
An elderly couple in Bonnievale, Western Cape, have become the latest victims of a farm murder in South Africa. Both Piet and Elmien Steyn were shot dead in their beds while they slept, as thugs raided the property and stole a vehicle that belonged to the pair.
The news has been confirmed by local police sources on Friday morning. The Steyns were both in their seventies, and appear to have been targeted due to their remote location – the most common motive in all cases like these.
Provincial police spokesperson Sgt Noloyiso Rwexana told TimesLive that these tragic events unfolded on the Zandfontein farm. The region is about a two-hour drive outside of Cape Town.
“A double-murder case has been opened for investigation, subsequent to an incident that left a couple in their seventies fatally wounded
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