Piet Smith

Piet Smith (1938 - 2021)

Brief overview:

Piet (83), whose lifeless body was discovered by one of his workers(accused) inside the house. Police were summoned and they started with initial investigations. The incident took place between 24 February and 25 February 2021.

The case was assigned to Captain Smith from Bela-Bela Detectives. It was later revealed through forensic evidence that the deceased was actually shot and killed and the incident was only reported days after. The case was consequently changed to murder.

It was also revealed that the deceased was actually murdered by the accused who was employed on his farm and he later called the police and his family as if he died of natural causes. It was also discovered that he robbed of the deceased his cell phone. Shortly afterwards, Baloyi was arrested after he was positively linked with the incident.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Sello Bethuel Baloyi aged 27
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane sentenced Baloyi on Wednesday 14 September after he was found guilty of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. He was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for robbery and 15 years for murder. The sentences will run concurrently.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/slg7w
• https://archive.ph/o4OhO