Krion ex-agent faces theft raps
2003-12-01 22:18
Elise Tempelhoff
Vanderbijlpark - The curators of Izabel Engelbrecht's insolvent estate have laid charges of theft because she reportedly fled with paintings and furniture worth nearly R300 000.
Curator Roelof du Plessis says Engelbrecht, an insolvent farmer and former Krion agent, her husband and their two children left Parkerton farm outside Oranjeville about three weeks ago and have disappeared.
"The furniture and paintings belong to the Krion estate," he says.
He doesn't know where the family is, but suspects they might be somewhere on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
Koos van Rensburg, liquidator of the Krion estate, says new dates will have to be set soon for the resale of Parkerton and two other farms that belonged to Engelbrecht.
He says Manie Audi of Pretoria didn't provide guarantees in time.
"He had until Friday, but we haven't heard a word."
Audi apparently paid a deposit of R464 000 shortly after the auction, but he will now forfeit it.
- Beeld