Matric pupil linked to Parys farm killings gets bail

26 May 2016 - 13:46 By TMG Digital

A matric pupil at a prominent school in the Free State who allegedly took part in a vigilante attack by farmers that claimed the lives of two men was granted R10,000 bail on Thursday. Cor Loggenberg‚ 18‚ was arrested in a dramatic swoop by police‚ members of a tactical reaction team and the Hawks after school on Tuesday‚ according to Netwerk24. He appeared in the Parys Magistrate's Court on Thursday where he was granted bail along with two other suspects. The fourth suspect‚ a minor‚ was released into the custody of his parents under the Child Justice Act. Loggenberg attends the Potchefstroom Gimnasium school‚ which confirmed his arrest‚ along with others‚ on its Facebook page.“We ask that the school and community pray for them so that justice prevails‚” the school said in a message.Loggenberg has allegedly been linked to the beating of two men - Samuel Tjixa and Simon Jubeba – who were suspected of being involved in a farm attack near Parys on January 6.Farmer Loedie van der Westhuizen‚ 73‚ claimed that he was confronted by two armed men while feedings his dogs and that during an altercation he was assaulted.A large group of local farmers came to his rescue after he activated a panic button‚ and found the two men some distance away from the farm.The two men were allegedly seriously assaulted and handed over to police. Both men subsequently died of their injuries after being taken to hospital.But in a dramatic twist‚ witnesses to the alleged attack have come forward and claimed that the farm attack never took place. A police officer has also been implicated in the incident.The number of people arrested in connection with the attack is at least 10.Seven other men linked to the attack are due to appear in court on Friday.Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi told The Times that the case was likely to be postponed to allow police to continue their investigations...

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