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 Kareepoort, Brits.
Jan Botes (50), his two teenage boys, and a family member Jan van Deventer, were sitting in the house drinking coffee when the dogs started barking. ′′ Botes sent his son to go see what the dogs are barking at. The boy came back and screamed, “there are men.” When Botes opened the door, the attackers hit him on the forehead with a shotgun according to Thys van Heerden of the Afriforum neighborhood watch.
The farm attackers told Botes he shouldn’t try anything funny. The family was tied up with electric cables. Botes was assaulted and his puppy was shot dead.
The attackers asked for money in the vault. There wasn’t a vault and the house was looted.
When the attackers left the family managed to untie themselves and one of the boys ran bare torso to neighbors to summon help.
An hour later there was another attack on a farm in Kleinfontein
