The two men arrested for the murder of seven people on Alheit and Sesi Smit’s farm, Lismore, near Kestell, are expected to reappear in the Kestell Magistrate’s Court today (20/07) for bail application.
The suspects, Kamohelo Motantisi (22) and Tseko Selepe (34), briefly appeared in court on Monday following their arrest hours after the discovery of the victims’ bodies on Friday.
The suspects are being charged with seven counts of murder, theft of a motor vehicle, as well as possession of unlicensed firearms and stolen property.
According to the police, some victims sustained gunshot wounds and others stab wounds.
The victims have been identified as Sesi (55) and her son Rhudie Binta (17), with farm workers Nokufa Portia Monareng (30), Lerato Julia Moloi (33), Mothoduwa Paulina Moloi (36), Nomasonto Christina Zulu (56) and Nomasontsha Topsy Maduna (43).
