Parys farm killers' trial set for May
2013-03-20 18:04
Johannesburg - The three suspects accused of killing an
elderly couple on their farm in Parys, Free State appeared in the Parys
Magistrate's Court on Wednesday facing murder and robbery charges, police said.
Ezekiel Mnguni, Mmaditaba Mokubung and Oupa Ngope
Mokoena, each face two charges of murder and robbery.
"The case was postponed pending further
investigations. The trial will begin on 8 May," said police spokesperson
Peter Kareli.
Mokubung and Mnguni were caught on 16 January near
Sasolburg in possession of the victims' cellphones.
They were denied bail and remained in police custody.
Mokoena was later arrested in Langlaagte, Johannesburg on
22 February.
Police believed Mokoena to be the mastermind behind the
incident; they also assumed he was Mokubung's husband, because they lived
together.
On 12 January, Free State police said the couple was
found dead in a tuck shop they ran from a garage on the farm.
The husband was found on the floor of the tuck shop, with
his feet tied and head covered with a material sack, Colonel Thandi Mbambo said
at the time.
The body of the woman was found tucked into a freezer.
The couple was believed to be in their 70s.
The three suspects will remain in police custody until
the trial on 8 May.
- SAPA
