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Two farm murders highlight a week of brutal farm attacks across the country
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Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Two farmers murdered on July 25th. One was blind and farmed 70km outside PE and the other murder was apparently near Alexandria. Chrisjan van Niekerk has been murdered at his shop Big Five Zuney. The suspects fled on foot and were seen on the neighboring farm.
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A farm attack took place on the night of 17 July 2020, on a farm in Kleinfontein, in Brits, North West Province of South Africa.
An unknown number of attackers opened fire on the farmworkers. At least five shots were fired.
The attackers stole cables from the main pump...
Heavily armed farm attackers attacked two farms near Brits and in one case a farmer's puppy was shot.
During the first attack shortly after 18:00 on Friday, July 3, four attackers armed with 9 mm pistols and a shotgun attacked a father, his two teenage sons, and a family member on a farm in...
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Farm attackers fled with an eight-year-old boy after attacking farmworkers
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A group of armed farm attackers fled with an eight-year-old boy after attacking farm workers on a farm at Klipkop near Brits on Saturday night, 27 June. The traumatised child was later found in bushes about 200 m from where he was taken.
“The group of farm workers were sitting around a fire shortly...
A farm attack took place on 25 June 2020, at 02:20, on a smallholding, plot number R116, in Roodekopjes near Brits, in the North West province of South Africa.
Five farm attackers removed the glass sliding door and cut the security gate to gain entry to the home. The attackers were armed...
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Panga wielding farm attackers left farmer with severe head injuries
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A farm attack took place on 12 June 2020, at 19:30, in the Leeudoringstad, Orkney area of the North West province of South Africa.
Uncle Piet (canon) Pieterse was attacked with a panga in his house on the farm Koedoesdraai. Two balaclava-clad attackers, both speaking Afrikaans, overpowered Pieterse in his home and...
A farm attack took place on Sunday evening, 7 June 2020, at 17:30 on a smallholding in Rietfontein, Hartbeespoort, North West province of South Africa.
Trymore Wasarirevhu was overpowered and shot, once through the ear and then shot twice in the legs.
His wife and daughter had arrived home...
A violent farm attack took place on 6 June 2020, at 08:00, on the farm Libertas in Reivilo, in the North West province of South Africa. Schalk (63) and Lana Coetzee (59) were attacked and very seriously assaulted by four black attackers.
The attack lasted for two hours. Schalk...
A violent farm attack took place on 30 April 2020, in the Kleinfontein area of Brits, in the North West province of South Africa.
As Anne Oberholzer (68) went out to greet a woman and her daughter at their car an attacker appeared pointed a firearm at her and pulled the trigger. The...
A farm attack took place on 12 March 2020, at about 08:00, in Geluk, in the North West province of South Africa. An elderly couple were overpowered in their home by three attackers, one of which was armed. The elderly woman was hit in then face with the firearm during the assault.
The attackers...
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Two farm attackers arrested hours after attacking a 92-year-old farmer
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A farm attack took place on 23 February 2020, between 14:00 and 18:00 in Migdol, Glaudina area, North West province.
Two attackers overpowered a 92-year-old farmer(Piet Raath) and farm worker in the field on the farm. They were assaulted, tied up and a shotgun was taken from the farmer.
The...
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Elderly man still critical 5 Weeks after Hartbeespoort farm attack
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On 3 December 2019, a brutal farm attack took place in Hartbeespoort, North West province of South Africa.
Johan (60), was attacked in his home and badly assaulted and tied up. Andrew Brown, the man’s son, commented on social media, “This is how my Dad looks today 5 weeks after the farm...
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Farm attackers attacked 83-year-old women, stole her phones and cash
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#FarmAttack 19/10/2019: Broederstroom area, North West. Male suspect knocked on elderly female victim’s (83) door and claimed that he wanted to buy chickens. When she opened the door he attacker her and stole phones and cash before fleeing on foot. No serious injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/Gr2k2Z3uPL— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) October 24, 2019
A farm attack...
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Farm attackers opened fire through elderly couple bedroom window
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A farm attack took place on 14 October 2019, at 22:40 at Langplaas in Brits, Northwest province.
An elderly couple, Lem Theron (82), who is in a wheelchair and his wife (80) noticed at least two balaclava-clad attackers at their bedroom window.
When the couple shouted at them, one...
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Elderly female victim attacked by an unknown number of farm attackers
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#FarmAttack 5/10/2019: Bokfontein, North West. Elderly female victim was attacked by an unknown number of attackers. She sustained injuries to her arm and was taken to hospital. No further details available. pic.twitter.com/bzIjKF3pQl— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) October 14, 2019
A brutal farm attack took place on 5 October 2019, in Bokfontein, North West province.
#FarmAttack 2/10/2019: Bokfontein, North West. Female victim was attacked by an unknown number of attackers. She fights back but is seriously assaulted and sustains injuries to her head, body and hand. Laptop and jewelry stolen. pic.twitter.com/W7JgbKfEcT— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) October 14, 2019
A violent farm attack took place on 2 October 2019, in Bokfontein,...
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Braam Blignaut (35) who was shot 3 times in the chest during a farm attack dies
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Braam Blignaut (35), who was attacked on his farm in the Buffelsfontein area, North West province, early on Friday morning July 10, 2015, has sadly passed away on the morning of 5 October 2019.
Lezelle Slabberts Kloppers said on social media “God knew that Braam’s suffering was too much”. Blignaut, a father of...
A 50-year-old woman has been brutally attacked and raped by four attackers on a farm in South Africa.
The attack took place on a farm outside in Brits, North West province, on Wednesday 3 October 2019 at 12:00.
The woman who was overpowered, stabbed in the back, severely assaulted...
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North West couple was attacked by 6 farm attackers armed with knives
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#FarmAttack 20/9/2019: Broederstroom, Kalkheuwel area, North West. Couple was attacked by 6 suspects armed with knives. One suspect had a firearm. Female victim was stabbed in her arm and the male victim sustained head injuries. Cash, 2 firearms, jewellery and car stolen. pic.twitter.com/9OWwB19OfK— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) September 26, 2019
A farm attack took...
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Thugs threw a concrete brick through the windshield of a bakkie hitting driver on the face
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JC Roos and his wife Claudia along with their little daughter were on their way to Hartbeespoort to visit JC’s parents in law when a large piece of a concrete brick was thrown from a crossover bridge and hit him in the face.
Incidents like this are common in South...