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A 46-year-old woman accused of plotting to kill her husband, a prominent Eastern Cape farmer, made another appearance in the magistrate’s court in Maletswai (Aliwal North) on Wednesday.
The National Prosecuting Authority said the case against Anelle de Bruin was postponed to 23 April.
She remains out on bail of R2000 after appearing in court on 17 January.
NPA regional spokesperson, Luxolo Tyali, said the prosecution applied for the postponement as there were still some outstanding statements, photo albums and cell phone records.
He said in a statement that De Bruin was arrested on 9 January, after police received a tip-off from a middleman that she had allegedly approached to find hitmen to kill her 56-year-old husband.
Tyali said she was allegedly “recorded” giving instructions that after shooting her husband at their farm, the hitmen must also shoot the family’s dogs, and vehicle tyres, to make it look like a “farm attack”.
He said she also allegedly provided information on how long it would take for neighbouring farmers to respond, adding that she also stood to inherit millions in the event of her husband's death.
Tyali said the NPA “seriously pursues cases of this nature that affect the safety and well-being of our communities to ensure justice for victims of crime”.
