Murder case of ‘orange killers’ is withdrawn

A CASE of murder against two men who allegedly pelted their colleague with oranges until he died has been provisionally struck off the roll by the Tzaneen magistrate’s court last Wednesday.

The suspects, aged 27 and 30, appeared briefly in court and were informed that the matter had been temporarily withdrawn pending the autopsy results.

According to Tzaneen police spokesperson, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, the two suspects were arrested following the death of Babanto Chauke (38) at Lacot Farm in Letsitele recently.

It is alleged that Chauke, who was from Thomo village in Giyani, but was originally from Mozambique, had a heated argument with the two men and they pelted him with oranges until he died.

Ngoepe said the charges that the two suspects would face would be determined by the outcome of the post mortem.