WESTERN CAPE – The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of 62-year-old Stefan Smit on his wine estate in Stellenbosch on 02 June 2019 led detectives to the residences of three suspects in Bellville South, Milnerton and Wynberg respectively during the early hours of this morning, where search warrants were executed. Two male suspects aged 50 and 56 were arrested and are due to make their court appearances in Stellenbosch tomorrow to face the murder charge against them. A third suspect, a 54-year-old female managed to evade her arrest this morning and is being sought.
Stefan Smit was shot and killed in front of his wife and a family friend when armed suspects entered their residence through an unlocked door on the Sunday evening.
