Three farmers, including a husband and wife, were killed on Saturday following an incident at Aranka Village, Baramita, North West District.
Dead are 40-year-old Joy John, her 38-year-old husband Amar Thomas, and 62-year-old Tony Williams.
According to police, the incident occurred around 9:30 am at a camp where John and Thomas lived with their five-year-old son. Williams reportedly resided at another camp approximately 20 miles away.
Police said Williams went to the couple’s camp, where an argument subsequently developed between him and John. Williams allegedly chopped John to her neck with a cutlass.
Thomas, who was reportedly returning from his farm at the time, confronted Williams, resulting in an altercation during which both men allegedly sustained injuries from sharp objects.
John was found motionless at the camp, while Thomas was found about 50 feet away. Williams was later found approximately 100 feet from the camp along a track.
Police ranks visited the area on Sunday and examined the bodies. John was found with a wound to her neck, Thomas with a stab wound to his left groin area, and Williams with a stab wound to the left side of his chest.
The bodies were taken to the Baramita Cottage Hospital, where they were pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor.
They were subsequently placed in the hospital mortuary pending post-mortem examinations.
Police said investigations are continuing.
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