Cops hot on trail of farm murder suspects
It is believed some of the suspects' identities are known, with two reportedly having been identified as escapees from custody.
ARRESTS in connection with last week’s Hluhluwe farm attack, in which Terence Rizzato was murdered and his wife badly beaten, could be imminent.
It is believed some of the suspects’ identities are known, with two reportedly having been identified as escapees from custody.
Police officers are searching the greater area, including the border and into Mozambique.
Many fingerprints were lifted from the crime scene and are currently being matched and stolen items have also been recovered.
KZN MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Cyril Xaba, on Thursday issued a statement expressing his outrage at the news of yet another farm attack.
Xaba condemned the attack and said it came at a time when the province could least afford to lose members of the farming community.
‘Agriculture is the lifeblood of a country; without farmers there is no food security.
‘Farming has been identified as a key driver of the South African economy where jobs can be created and rural areas uplifted,’ said Xaba.
‘We want to encourage people to take up farming but instead criminal elements, like the gang of robbers that shot Terrence Rizzato, frustrate our efforts’.
KZN MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, also condemned the murder, calling it a deplorable, despicable attack and urged anyone with information pertaining to the crime to come forward.
‘I am deeply shocked by this murder, I find it to be totally abhorrent, senseless and inhumane.
‘We condemn it and we will follow it until there is an arrest and conviction,’ said Mchunu.
Cases of house robbery and murder have been opened by Hluhluwe SAPS.
