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Farm Worker Turns State Witness in South African Trial Over Two Women’s Murders

The court heard a farm worker’s account of two women being shot then fed to pigs.

Three men accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs, from right to left, farm-owner, Zachariah Olivier, supervisor, Adrian Rudolph de Wet and employee, William Musora appear in court Polokwane, South Africa, Tuesday, on Sept. 10, 2024.

Overview

  • Adrian Rudolph de Wet, 20, testified that farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier shot Lucia Ndlovu and Maria Makgato last August then ordered their bodies to be fed to pigs.
  • De Wet is cooperating as a state witness and stands to have all charges against him dropped if his testimony is accepted.
  • Olivier, 60, and William Musoro, 45, face two counts of murder, attempted murder, three counts of defeating the ends of justice, and possession of firearms while Musoro also faces an immigration violation charge.
  • The defendants appeared without entering pleas on Monday at the Limpopo Polokwane High Court.
  • The case has intensified public outrage over racial tensions and farm violence in South Africa, with proceedings set to reconvene on Thursday.