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Glen and Vida Rafferty were shot dead at the entrance to their farm in August.Image: supplied
FARM MURDER

Five people taken in for questioning in KZN double farm killing

Five people have been take in for questioning regarding the brutal murder of a KwaZulu-Natal farm owner and his wife, the police said on Friday. Spokesperson Brig Jay Naicker said detectives from the provincial organised crime unit…

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A KwaZulu-Natal toddler is in his father’s custody after his mother was arrested for allegedly choking and beating him and sending a video of the abuse to the father.Image: Gallo Images/Thinkstock
CHILD

KZN mother ‘sent video of herself choking her toddler’ to child’s father

A 21-year-old Newcastle mother who allegedly recorded herself choking and beating her toddler son will spend the next few days behind bars before she makes a bid for bail. The woman, who is in custody, was arrested by the Newcastle family…

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