Limpopo court postpones case against three accused of killing German tourist
The case against three men accused of killing a German tourist in Northam was on Monday postponed to next week.
The 74-year-old man Herman Gunter Friedrich Westphal was killed on Saturday after offering a lift to a hitchhiker in Lephalale while on his way from Botswana.
His body was later found dumped in nearby bushes.
A spokesperson for the NPA in Limpopo, Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, said the suspects were in the country illegally.
“The three Zimbabwean nationals, Jan Thabonga Moshabi, Abstein Madzvimbo, and Thomas Moyo, appeared before the Northam Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and contravening the Immigration Act.
"The accused and his two accomplices drove with the unsuspecting victim to his place. Upon arrival, they tied him up and started to assault him while demanding his bank account pin code.
"They also searched him and took an undisclosed amount of cash and other valuables. When they reached a certain farm, the suspects dragged the victim from the vehicle and dumped him in the bushes."
The case was postponed to 4 March for legal representation and their bail application.
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