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Four suspects were arrested within hours after Pieter Hills and his son, Eddie, were attacked. Hills was shot in the head and his son stabbed in the back.
JOHANNESBURG – Free State Police said one of the four suspects in connection with the murder of the Swartpan farmer, Pieter Hills, had been found hanging in police cells.
Hills was shot and killed and his son stabbed.
The four suspects were arrested within hours after Hills and his son, Eddie, were attacked.
Local detectives and the crime prevention unit were deployed to search for the suspects who were handcuffed in Phomolong.
Montantsi Makhele from the police: “Four suspects were arrested after an attack on a farm near Hennenman. One of the suspects, 47, was found hanged in the police cell.”
The farmer was shot in the head and his son stabbed in the back.
The three suspects will face murder and home burglary charges and are expected to appear in court soon.
This is the latest in a series of attacks against farmers recently.
Farm manager Brendin Horner was killed in Paul Roux several weeks ago.
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