North West Premier Thandi Modise has expressed shock and condemned in the strongest terms the farm attack in which a 67-year-old farmer was murdered and his wife was allegedly assaulted on their farm outside Ventersdorp on Sunday morning.
Premier Modise has urged police to intensify their effort to work closer with the farming community to prevent farm attacks and to speedily arrest those responsible for the violent attack.
“We call on police not to leave any stone unturned until those responsible for the heinous crime are behind bars. Perpetrators of violence against our farming community, particularly the vulnerable elderly should have no place in society but be permanently removed,” said the Premier.
She also appealed to the public to come forward with information which might assist police in their investigations.
According to police, two men confronted the farmer outside his house on the farm shortly before 10h00. They reportedly hit him over the head and dragged him into the house and attacked his 64 year old wife they found in the house. It was believed that they also raped her.
The men tied her up and fled with two cellphones. She managed to free herself and found help on a neighbouring farm. SAPS-North West Spokesperson Brigadier Thulane Ngubane says that the farmer died on the scene while his wife was recovering in hospital in Klerksdorp.
Police suspect the motive for the attack was robbery and have launched a manhunt for the assailants who were still at large.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele, Spokesperson
Tel: 018 388 3705
Cell: 083 629 1987
E-mail: LKgwele@gmail.com
