Hartswater killing suspects were convicted criminals: cops

05 August 2020 - 08:00 By Graeme Hosken
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Danie Brand, 83, his wife Breggie, 73, and their daughter Elzabie, 54, went missing after they were attacked on their smallholding in the Northern Cape. Five people have since been arrested in connection with their murders.
Danie Brand, 83, his wife Breggie, 73, and their daughter Elzabie, 54, went missing after they were attacked on their smallholding in the Northern Cape. Five people have since been arrested in connection with their murders.
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The alleged masterminds behind the killing of a Northern Cape farming family are convicted criminals.

Their previous arrests were for for theft and possession of narcotics, police say.

 

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