A South African farm owner who allegedly fed two women to pigs goes on trial.
According to CNN, the trial of a White South African farm owner, along with his two workers who are accused of murdering two Black women and then feeding their bodies to pigs, begins in the capital of Limpopo, Polokwane.
Zachariah Olivier and his workers Adrian De Wet and William Musoro are accused of shooting dead two Black women in August last year for trespassing.
As per the lawyers, the accusers killed Maria Makgato and Lucia Ndlovu and gave their bodies to pigs to dispose of them.
Police at that time stated, “The investigation began when a 45-year-old South African woman went missing after visiting the farm on 17 August (2024), accompanied by a 35-year-old foreign national woman.”
“Both women sustained gunshot wounds, and a 47-year-old foreign national man, who was with them (escaped but) was also shot and hospitalised,” they added.
The survivor later revealed that one of the victims was his wife, while the other was their neighbour, and they entered the farm while searching for expired and abandoned dairy products.
The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) stated that all three of the accusers “are facing two counts of murder, attempted murder, three counts of defeating the ends of justice, and possession of firearms and ammunition.”
Meanwhile, Musoro, who is a foreigner, has been described as “an illegal immigrant” and was charged additionally with “contravening sections of the illegal immigration act.”
De Wet, who turned state witness on Monday, August 4, as the trial began at the Limpopo Polokwane High Court in the northern Limpopo province, claimed that the owner shot and killed both of the women.
The tragic incident has sparked widespread outrage in South Africa as citizens called for justice for the victims.
