2010-10-05 Barend Steyn (73) Bloemspruit smallholdings, murdered

73-year-old Afrikaner smallholder Barend Steyn of Bloemspruit, was found murdered on Friday afternoon. His son, Callie Steyn, arrived to visit him and when he did not come out to greet them as usual, Steyn jr went inside and found his father in the second bedroom on the ground. His hands were tied up and a piece of cloth was wrapped around his head and face. Next to his body were a pick-axe handle and a clothing iron - which was still plugged in. He had been tortured. A black suspect was arrested on Sunday in the vicinity.http://www.nuus24.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Bejaarde-boer-vermoor-20101108-2