Haenertsburg murder suspects in court
Three suspects appeared in the Polokwane Magistrates' court, Thursday on charges of burglary and the murder of Rina Langenhoven, aged 67.
Frans Seswa Mohlatlego, Lawrence Frans Hlongwane and Frans Ngobeni will be remanded on Tuesday for a formal bail application.
The murder happened on the farm, Silver Mist, close to Haenertsburg.
Ngobeni was a former employee of Silver Mist.
A domestic worker discovered the body last Monday.
According to Colonel Ronel Otto, Provincial Police Spokesperson, the suspects were arrested after detectives found the vehicle that was stolen from the scene.
They followed up further information and arrested the three suspects at Mshongoville Village on Monday night.
Items missing from the house including a laptop, radio, television and cellphones were found in their possession.
The victim was attacked while watching television.
“Her hands were tied behind her back with sellotape and her mouth was also closed with the same material.
Her body was left under a mattress in one of the rooms,” said Otto.
Langenhoven was the resort manager at Silver Mist.
She was unmarried and lived alone. “She has received personal tuition from Monty Roberts in his renowned Joining Up method of training horses and applies this to all her training, particularly of stallions.
A breeder in her own right, she has bred, trained, nurtured and ridden several winning horses in endurance racing,” says the Silver Mist website about the victim.
She was passionate about horses and loved travelling.
