Alleged killer in court for murder of elderly lady on farm outside Uitenhage

12 Jul 2016 | Admin Author

A young man appeared in the Uitenhage Magistrate's Court on Monday on charges of murder and robbery.Hawks Eastern Cape spokesperson, Captain Anelisa Feni, says the suspect is accused of murdering 79-year-old Romance Thompson on her farm outside Uitenhage last month.

She says the 20-year-old Sinethemba Nelani , who was apparently known to the deceased, was arrested on Friday night by the Organised Crime wing of the Hawks.

Thompson was murdered at her farm, situated approximately 6 kilometres from Uitenhage, on the 17th of June.

He will be back in court again on the 19th for a formal bail application.