A South African farm worker has given chilling testimony in court, recounting how his employer allegedly ordered him to feed the bodies of two black women to pigs in an attempt to destroy evidence after they were shot.
According to a BBC report, 21-year-old Adrian De Wet, a farm supervisor, told the Polokwane High Court that he was instructed by his employer, Zachariah Johannes Olivier, to dispose of the victims’ bodies by throwing them into a pig enclosure.
De Wet revealed that he and Olivier had opened fire on the two women, identified as Maria Makgato, aged 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, aged 34, who were allegedly searching for food on the farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s Limpopo Province on the night of 17 August 2024.
Following the shooting, De Wet said he acted under duress when he helped to dispose of the bodies. He testified that Olivier told him to put the remains in the pigsty, saying, “When pigs are hungry enough, they’ll eat anything.”
Photographs presented in court reportedly showed severe mutilation to the victims’ bodies, with parts of the buttocks, thighs, shoulders, and face missing.
De Wet further told the court that Olivier later used an angle grinder to chop up their hunting rifles and burnt the wooden parts before dumping the metal pieces and spent cartridges into a borehole.
De Wet, who initially faced murder charges, has since turned state witness. Meanwhile, Olivier, aged 60, and William Musora, aged 50, are currently on trial for the alleged murders.
The incident has triggered widespread outrage in South Africa, reigniting debate over racial tensions in rural communities, where white farmers often own large tracts of land and black labourers remain economically marginalized.
The hearing, which has gripped national attention, is set to continue next Wednesday with the cross-examination of Olivier and Musora by defence lawyers.
Source: BBC
