Notorious Ficksburg cattle trader charged after young farmer gunned down in dispute

Cattle trader’s gun — which could have been used in fatal shooting — was returned to him by police in court mix-up

15 January 2023 - 00:00 By Hendrik Hancke

Young Free State cattle farmer Evan Sorour, 28, may not have been shot dead — allegedly by his neighbour — last weekend if the local police and magistrate’s court had not returned his assailant’s firearms after a vicious bar brawl...

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