Farm ‘killer’ nabbed
Cape Town 20-9-2020 Wine farmer Stefan Smit and his wife Zurenah. Stefan was killed during an attack at his Stellenbosch wine estate, Louiesenhof. Picture: Supplied
Cops have confirmed that the third suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Stellenbosch wine farmer was nabbed on Monday.
Police spokesperson Colonel André Traut says: “The third suspect, a female aged 54, was arrested this morning at about 7am and she is still being processed.
“She is expected to appear in the Stellenbosch Magistrates’ Court (today).”
On Friday, two suspects, aged 50 and 56, appeared in court on charges of house robbery, the illegal possession of a firearm, the illegal possession of ammunition and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the case against the two suspects had been postponed to 17 December for their bail bid.
Stefan Smit, 62, was shot and killed in front of his wife and a family friend on his Louiesenhof farm on Sunday, 2 June 2019 when armed masked intruders entered their home through an unlocked door.
Smit was shot multiple times in the head and body.
At the time, News24 reported that Smit was looking to emigrate amid safety concerns.
Louisenhof was the target of a land invasion that made international headlines in August 2018 when hundreds of residents of nearby Kayamandi and surrounds started erecting informal housing and shacks on the property.
At his memorial last year, Smit was described as a wonderful man who on weekends invited the homeless to eat on his farm as he spread the Gospel.