Anelle de Bruin is charged with planning to kill her husband and wanting the hitmen to make it look like a farm attack
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The case against an Eastern Cape woman who allegedly plotted to murder her husband has been postponed.
Anelle de Bruin appeared in the Aliwal North Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
The National Prosecuting Authority said the 46-year-old woman was arrested on January 9 after police received information that she allegedly approached hitmen to murder her 56-year-old husband and stage it to look like a farm murder.
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"According to police investigations, the accused had already paid the middleman a down payment and promised to pay the remainder after the killing was executed and insurance payouts made," said NPA spokesperson, Luxolo Tyali.
Tyali said de Bruin allegedly recorded instructions that after shooting her husband at their farm, the hitmen must shoot the family’s dogs and vehicle tyres to make it look like a farm attack.
"She had allegedly also informed the middleman of how long would neighbouring farmers take to respond to the attack. It is alleged that she stood to inherit more than R50 million in the event of her husband’s death," Tyali said.
The NPA said the prosecution applied for the matter to be postponed for further investigations and to gather the outstanding statements, photo albums and cellphone records.
Tyali said the accused is due back in court on April 23.
She remains on bail with the court imposing special conditions, including that de Bruin does not return to the farm and has to have visits with her children supervised.
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