The trial of the five accused who were charged with the murders of the Brand family on their farm near Hartswater will begin in the Northern Cape High Court on Monday.
THE TRIAL of the five accused who were charged with the murders of the Brand family on their farm near Hartswater will begin in the Northern Cape High Court on Monday.
The Brand family – Danie, 83, his wife Breggie, 73, and their daughter Elzabe, 54, were abducted from their smallholding on July 26, 2020.
Their bodies were found in the veld near Takaneng village near Taung on July 28, while the family’s Nissan Micra had been found abandoned in Majaneng village in Taung on July 27.
The accused were arrested after they were stopped by the police in the Pudimoe district while travelling in a grey Mazda CX5 that was stolen from the farm.
National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said the five accused – Donald Seolesang, 22, Tshepo Visagie, 38, Realeboga Manyedi, 21, Kgomotso Mpumlwane, 45, and Tshepaone Malato, 21, were facing three counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and kidnapping.
“The five accused are in custody at Kimberley Correctional Centre.”
