Hester Flemming and Cecilia Johanna Flemming were found dead in a mineshaft after being abducted in a farm attack at the weekend. Picture: Supplied
Among the three people that were questioned in connection with house and kidnapping that left a Gauteng mother and daughter dead, only one person has been charged with house robbery.
The bodies of Hester Flemming, 52, and her mother Cecilia Johanna Flemming, 82, were found in an old mineshaft on Monday, October 28.
Gauteng police spokesperson, Colonel Mavela Masondo said: “Out of the three who were taken in for questioning, only one can be linked to house robbery.
“He is expected to appear before Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court today (Wednesday).”
To date, two other people have been charged.
The other suspect appeared in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Monday and has been remanded in custody.
Masondo said he was arrested at an informal settlement after he was found with some of the items that were taken from the house.
The mother and daughter were reportedly kidnapped following a farm attack and robbery between Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning.
The incident took place on a farm in Eikenhof, about 20 minutes from Sandton.
The suspects reportedly entered the premises by cutting the fence and breaking the security gate before ransacking the house and taking two vehicles and abducting the two women.
Police are investigating a double murder and house robbery.
Private investigator Mike Bolhuis from Specialised Security Services (SSS) said following the disappearance of the two women, every lead was pursued and countless hours dedicated to the case.
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