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17-year-old found guilty on all five Griekwastad charges

27 March 2014 - 14:54 By Sapa
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The accused of the Steenkamp family murder arrives at the Kimberley High court in Kimberley, South Africa. The 17-year-old stands accused of the murder of Marthella, Deon and Christel Steenkamp on their farm Naauwhoek on Good Friday 2012 outside Griekwastad. The trial continues at the Northern Cape court. File photo.
The accused of the Steenkamp family murder arrives at the Kimberley High court in Kimberley, South Africa. The 17-year-old stands accused of the murder of Marthella, Deon and Christel Steenkamp on their farm Naauwhoek on Good Friday 2012 outside Griekwastad. The trial continues at the Northern Cape court. File photo.
Image: Emile Hendricks

The 17-year-old boy accused of the Griekwastad triple farm murder was found guilty on all five charges in the Northern Cape High Court on Thursday.

Northern Cape farmer Deon Steenkamp, 44, his wife Christelle, 43, and daughter Marthella, 14, were shot dead on their farm Naauwhoek, near Griekwastad, on April 6.

The teenager was also found guilty on a charge of raping Marthella and defeating the ends of justice.

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