AN ACCUSED charged with the robbery, kidnapping and murder of the Brand family on their farm near Hartswater in July 2020 claims that a police dog was “deliberately unleashed” on him during his arrest.
The accused - Donald Seolesang, 22, Tshepo Visagie, 38, Kgomotso Mpumlwane, 45, and Tshepaone Malato, 21, are standing trial in the Northern Cape High Court.
The charges against Realeboga Manyedi, 21, were withdrawn as he will be used as a Section 204 witness.
Constable Harold Kock from the SAPS K9 unit in Hartswater testified this week that he received information from Crime Intelligence regarding a suspect in Manyeding village in Kuruman, after Danie, Breggie and Elzabé Brand were reported missing from their home on July 26, 2020.
“Four other suspects were arrested the previous day. We…