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Three high profile criminal cases are set down on the court role for the Mossel Bay Regional Court today.
The suspects are appearing in separate cases on charges of rape and murder.
A 42 year old man from Great Brak River is in court for allegedly raping his elderly mother.
The victim died of natural causes shortly after her son was arrested.
In another case, a farmer from Ruiterbos is accused of sexually assaulting the children of his farm workers. The man, who is in his late fifties, pleaded not guilty on the charges against him.
A thirty year old man who is accused of murder after he allegedly slit the throat of a 55-year old resident from Heiderand will also appear in court on Thursday. The suspect, Quintin Seyffert was arrested last year after police discovered the victim’s body in his flat.
It was described by police as one of the most horrific murder scenes.
