The family of a Western Cape farmer who mysteriously disappeared eleven years ago from Egypt near Barrydale says authorities and a private investigator are tight-lipped about the case. Police have confirmed that his two labourers are expected to be extradited from Lesotho following their arrest but that the matter was pending. Andrew Whittingdale, 56, was the owner of Makouvlei Olive farm on Route 62 between Barrydale and Ladismith in the Western Cape and vanished on January 3, 2014.
This month, police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed the extradition process was not finalised as yet. “The matter you are referring to is still under investigation. The suspect/s were traced to Lesotho where the extradition process is pending,” Twigg explained.
The two men, identified as Meshack Mphatsoane and Ernest Mphatsoane from Lesotho, were employed by Whittingdale in January 2014. Previously,according to private investigator, Leon Rossouw, a large amount of money was emptied from the farmer’s bank account at the time of his disappearance. He said Whittingdale left his farm to fix a burst pipe between Egypt and Barrydale and Ladismith.
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