Stellenbosch farmer's wife arrested after evading police for 4 days

Monday, December 14, 2020 at 1:21 PM by Thando Mpembe

- The wife of a farmer who was murdered in 2019 has been arrested in connection with her husband's killing

- The woman, Zurenah Smit, reported to the police station to get information on her bail but was instead arrested

- She had been evading the police for four days at the time of her arrest

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Zurenah Smit, the wife of slain farmer Stefan Smit, has been arrested after she handed herself to the police on Monday. She reported to the police station after she was flanked by her lawyers. She is being held at the station and this makes her the third suspect in connection with her husband's murder, which happened over a year ago.

Stefan Smit had been murdered in a house robbery in June 2019, he was shot in his head and upper body and died from his injuries. The robbery took place while his wife was having dinner with a family friend. They were not harmed in the process of the robbery.

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The culprits got away with a handbag and two cellphones, making it past all the security measures in place in the household.

The police had been looking for Zurenah Smit but could not find her anywhere. They had also gone looking for her at a relative's residence.

Stellenbosch farmer's wife arrested after evading police for 4 days — Zurenah Smit has been arrested after she had been avoiding the police for 4 days. Image: @NadineTheron
Source: Twitter

According to her legal team:

"Zurenah Smit did not expect to be arrested this morning. She arrived at the Stellenbosch police station this morning with the expectation that her bail application would be heard in the Magistrate's Court today."

Zurenah did not inherit anything from her husband's estate following his death. He had changed his will in 2018. His daughters from his first marriage inherited investments worth millions of rand.

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