Five get life for farmer\'s murder
Publish date: 16 April 2007
Issue Number: 1805
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: In Court
Five men were jailed for life on Friday for the murder of Greytown farmer David Varty, shot dead in March 2003 when he fought a gang who assaulted, tied up and robbed his father and two of their staff.
One of the men who attacked the Vartys, Lungiseni Mchunu, was on bail at the time despite being accused of the murder and aggravated robbery of Pietermaritzburg liquor merchant De Wet Joubert, says a report on the IoL site. He was also accused of the murder of Sandile Jili, a member of the robber gang who was shot dead during the attack on Joubert\'s business. Mchunu was given two life sentences for the murder of Joubert and Jili in 2005 and two more on Friday for the murder of David Varty and the aggravated robbery of David (39), his father Barry and staff members Bhatomu Gasa and Busisiwe Lembethe. Full report on the IoL site
