Third suspect arrested for farm murder in Hofmeyer

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Police have arrested a third suspect in the Louis Traut murder investigation.

Traut was murdered on his farm Doornkop in the Hofmeyr area last Sunday, and the suspects fled the scene with firearms and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police Captain Stefanie Smith, says two suspects were arrested shortly after the incident, but a third one got away.
Smith says the third suspect was arrested in George on Saturday.

He is 29 years old and will be appearing in the Hofmeyer magistrates court today on a charge of murder.