3 die in farm scuffle
2009-12-06 10:52
Beaufort West - Two elderly people and another man were shot dead in an argument on the Nooitgedacht farm outside Beaufort West, Western Cape police said on Sunday.
Captain Bernadine Steyn said three farm workers, aged between 30 and 80, had an argument with a caretaker on Saturday afternoon. He walked away and returned later with an assault rifle.
The man, in his 40s, allegedly first shot a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s in the heads inside one of the houses on the farm. He then allegedly shot and killed a man in his 30s outside the home. All three died on scene.
The caretaker was arrested and would face three charges of murder when he appeared in the Beaufort West Magistrate's Court.
- SAPA