/ 24 January 2001

THIRD FARM MURDER IN MPUMALANGA

THE burnt body of an Mpumalanga farmer was found hidden in a mealie field at the weekend – five days after he was reported missing. Herman Jones, 59, of Klipplatsdrift Farm in Standerton, disappeared on January 16. His body was found about 200 metres from the house in an area that had already been searched. This the third death in five reported farm attacks in the province since the start of the year. Police have made no arrests. – African Eye News Service

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