Free State killers jailed for life
2013-02-07 15:35
Bloemfontein - Three men were jailed for life by the
Bloemfontein High Court on Thursday for the killing of a Free State farmer,
police said.
Hendrick van Schalkwyk and Rodger Siyale were sentenced
to life for murder and 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances,
spokesperson Fikiswa Matoti said.
A third man, Gilford Mahlakamatsa, 40, also received a
life sentence for murder, 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances,
and another 15 years for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
The men shot farmer Thomas Ferreira co-owner of Tom’s
Place resort south of Bloemfontein, twice in the chest during a robbery.
They then tied him up.
The murder was committed on his farm Riversford at Tierpoort,
near Tom’s Place, on 27 November 2011.
Ferreira died while seeking help from neighbours.
- SAPA
