3 murders: Three young men missing from Christiana possibly identified as bodies in graves discovered on two Hertzogville farms

Murders: (awaiting more details) Three missing men from Christiana were possibly identified in graves dug up on two farms in Hertzogville: -- DNA tests will be done on the decomposing remains of three males missing on 15 February 2015: Michael Grant, Jerome Desmond Grant and Riaan Ruiters all from Christiana - who all three went missing on the same day in February 2015. found on Hertzogville farm March 21 2015 - Two more dead bodies have been uncovered on the farm of Mr Johan Pieter Sonneveld, a 'reclusive' minerals-prospector, 57, who was already in custody for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, after a decomposing body and an unlicenced AK47 assault rifle was found on his farm. He denies that he has anything to do with the bodies on his farm, reports volksblad daily Afrikaans newspaper in Bloemfontein. A follow up search on two farms in Hertzogville, belonging to farmer Johan Pieter Sonnenberg, led police to two more bodies on Thursday. Police Lieutenant-Colonel Thandi Mbambo said search warrants were obtained to search Diamante Game farm and the neighboring Fourie Skraal farm, in Hertzogville, about 150 kilometres outside Bloemfontein. “A search party by various police stations and units, including the K-9, diving and mounted units, resumed searching on Wednesday,” Mbambo said. “During the search in Diamante Game farm belonging to reclusive prospector Johan Pieter Sonneveld 67, a death smell was detected not far from where the first body was dug up on 10 March 2015. http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/volksblad/20150321/281505044707008/TextView Murder: Jacques de Villiers, 55, Douglasdale GP on 14 February 2015. Report from Missing persons, Pink Ladies: Missing person Douglasdale Nr. OB 2118/02/2015. Circumstances: Mr De Villiers was last seen leaving Cedar Lakes security Complex at 13.00 pm on Saturday the 14th February 2015. Douglasdale Brig Kruger https://www.facebook.com/MissingMinorsThePinkLadiesOrganizationNgo2007/photos/pb.373550099384123.-2207520000.1426916979./816410961764699/?type=3&theater The search concentrated on that spot where the smell could be detected and after some digging a skull and a hand were seen protruding from the ground. The digging was stopped and forensic analysts from Pretoria were called to conduct an excavation.”A total of two bodies were found during the excavation. The clothes on the deceased were found to match the description of two of three missing men from Christiana - Michael Grant, Jerome Desmond Grant and Riaan Ruiters,” Mbambo said. Forensic tests would positively identify the deceased and determine the cause of death.Police said three men from Christiana in the North West province disappeared on February 15 this year. “The victims were allegedly last seen with the suspect on the day they disappeared crossing the bridge to his farm which is on the border between Christiana and Hertzogville. ”Police said forensic tests conducted on the first body could not indicate the identity of the person. Further tests would be conducted to try and determine the identity and the cause of death. Nothing was found at Fourie Kraal farm and the farmer would appear again at Hertzogville Magistrates’ Court on Thursday March 26. http://falinoflavio.blogspot.nl/2015/03/south-africa-more-dead-bodies-on-farm.html