FS police arrest two suspects over Kestell farm murders
JOHANNESBURG - Free State police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of seven farm workers in Kestell.
The bodies of six women and a young man were discovered inside a house at Lismore farm on Friday. It's understood that the victims - a 17-year-old boy and six women between the ages of 22 and 53 years old were shot several times.Free State police spokesperson Sam Makhele said intelligence-driven information led to the arrest of the two suspects.
Two firearms, a shotgun, and a pellet gun were recovered. Police are looking into the possibility that one of the weapons was used during the murders.
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