A SUSPECT who was arrested for the murder of the Brand family on their plot near Hartswater and locked in a police vehicle, was still in handcuffs when he was re-arrested after he managed to flee from custody.
The Brand family – Danie, 83, his wife Breggie, 73, and their daughter Elzabé, 54, were assaulted and abducted from their farm and their bodies were found abandoned in the veld near Takaneng village on July 27, 2020.
The accused in the matter - Donald Seolesang, 22, Tshepo Visagie, 38, Kgomotso Mpumlwane, 45, and Tshepaone Melato, 21, were charged with murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice.
Testifying in the Northern Cape High Court this week, Captain Johannes Etzebeth from the SAPS K9 unit stated that one…