The trial of two men who are accused of shooting a Fochville dairy farmer in February 2012 started on Monday in the Potchefstroom High Court.

Vukile Amos Nyangiwe, 28, and Paulos Lebohang Moloi, 32, are among five who allegedly shot David Hall, 49, and his wife Bernadette, 45, after they overpowered the couple. The other three are still at large.

Police said the couple were milking cows in their dairy about 70m from their homestead.

Capt Adele Myburg, police spokesperson said: “Mrs Hall saw the men walking across the field and shouted to her husband that there were men with firearms. He went outside but tragically two shots were fired killing him.

“The attackers then approached Mrs Hall and forced her into the farmhouse. Allegedly she hit them with a pipe and her fist but was hit back with a panga, gun and pipe over the head and body before she was tied up in the garage. The accused then fled the scene with the Halls’ vehicle, which was later found in Kokosi township. The couple’s dog freed Mrs Hall, who called help. The trial continues.

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