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[UPDATE] Suspect in Annette Kennealy murder case to remain in custody

The 40-year-old suspect, an employee of the deceased, was arrested on 21 May following the gruesome discovery of the body of local farmer and activist against farm attacks, 51-year-old Annette Kennealy

LIMPOPO – A 40-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Annette Kennealy appeared in the Makhado Magistrate’s Court today, 1 July, on a charge of murder.

Read more: Kennealy murder: employee of the deceased denied bail

The arrest comes after Kennealy was attacked and killed by unknown suspects on the Welgevonden farm, outside Makhado in May 2019.

Family members tried to contact Kennealy but to no avail. A family member then found her inside her house, with multiple stab wounds to her body, lying in a pool of blood, explained Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe.

The suspect is still in custody and the case was postponed to 9 July 2019.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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