Coligny farmer's house set alight

Coligny farmer's house set alight

Residents of Coligny are livid after two farmers were granted bail in the local magistrate's court in the small North West town.

Coligny farm house fire 1
Photo: Maryke Vermaak

Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte have been granted bail of R5000 each.


They are accused of killing a teenage boy after he allegedly stole sunflowers from a field.


Residents descended on a farm and set the house alight. 


JacarandaFM News' Maryke Vermaak reports from the farm.

Coligny farm house fire 2
Photo: Maryke Vermaak
Coligny farm house fire 3
Photo: Maryke Vermaak


This is a developing story.



Photos by Maryke Vermaak

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