State Witness Cross-Examined in Limpopo Pig Farm Double-Murder Trial

Proceedings paused for a ballistics report after Rudolph de Wet described orders he says came from farm owner Zachariah Olivier.

Overview

Under cross-examination, de Wet testified that Olivier fired the first shot and told him to shoot at three people approaching the Onverwacht farm.
De Wet said Olivier instructed him and co-accused William Musora to place the two bodies in a pigsty to conceal evidence, with the expectation that pigs would consume remains.
He told the court the rifles used were destroyed and discarded in a borehole on the property after the shooting.
The judge adjourned the case until Friday, October 17, to allow the defence time to obtain a ballistic report, with both accused remaining in custody.
De Wet is testifying under a Section 204 immunity agreement; Olivier has pleaded guilty to possessing an unlicensed firearm, and the murders of Maria Makgatho and Lucia Ndlovu and the attempted murder of Mabutho Ndlovu are at issue.