A brutal murder on Friday, January 13 at the farm of Hannes and Ester Kidson, situated on the farm Jachtfontein, Vanderbijlpark area in Fochville, Gauteng. A dairy farmer Hannes and his wife Ester who was in a wheelchair both had their throats slit in a horrendous farm murder. Several attackers overpowered the farmer Hannes while […]
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A multi-disciplinary operation consisting of the members of the Hawks’ Organised Crime Investigation in Secunda, SANEB, Crime Intelligence Secunda, Emzinoni detectives and Firearm Unit has led to the arrest of five suspects for conspiracy to commit murder on Thursday afternoon. The suspects, aged between 33 and 48, were allegedly residing at a farm and the […]
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Four armed suspects attacked the residents on a smallholding situated in Wedgewood, outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday, January 14. The suspects were armed with knives and tied up the residents and the police confirmed that nobody was hurt during the incident. No arrests have been made and the police are searching for the suspects. An […]
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On Sunday, January 15, Hennie Grobler and his wife were attacked on their farm outside Zeerust, on the Lichtenburg – Doornhoek Road. Four armed suspects entered the premises and tied up the couple. The suspects assaulted both the farmer and his wife before fleeing with the victim’s motor vehicle a white Nissan NP200, and firearms. […]
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The body of Michael Andrews (66) a farmer from Paddock has been recovered in a shallow grave on Tuesday, January 17. Michael Andrews went missing on November 24, 2016 and was last seen driving a white Corsa bakkie with his small dog. An extensive search for Andrews by the Paddock Detectives and the Search and […]
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The brutal murder of the elderly couple Esther and Hannes Kidson (both 69) from Westonaria would seem to be a hate murder, and as usual greeted with silence by the ANC government, said Adv. Anton Alberts, the leader of the FF Plus in Gauteng. He said people who live on farms in South Africa remains […]
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On January 19, a farm attack in Richard Juggling, Haenetsburg, Tzaneen, Limpopo around 3:00 left both the farmer and his wife in a serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggle both aged 70 were victims when four suspects broke into the main house by smashing a bedroom window. The first thing the suspects did was take […]
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A farm attack near Potchefstroom, North West province was averted by the quick response of owner. On January 18, around 10H30, farmer Dirk Grobler noticed up to six suspects lurking around the house and immediately raised the alarm. As soon as the suspects heard the alarm, they fled in two groups. The farming community and […]
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Two elderly men aged 81 and 76 were severely kicked and beaten on their smallholding situated Hertzenberg Fontein, near Walkerville, Midvaal Municipality on Thursday, January 19. The elderly men were brutally attacked and tied up by unknown suspects who fled with their vehicle, a blue Golf, registration number TSL 211 GP. The victims were left […]
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Five suspects attacked a farm in Magoebaskloof, Limpopo province, this morning at 5:00. The suspects entered the house through a bathroom window, beat, and tied up the elderly couple. The suspects then ransacked the house and left in a hurry. The wife managed to untie herself and the husband went in pursuit of the suspects, […]
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A man has been shot and killed on Friday, January 20 on a smallholding at Haadoringboom, near the Bon Accord dam, Pretoria North. There are no reports on how many suspects were involved in the incident. The particulars of the how the suspects gained entry to the smallholding are vague and no further details are […]
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Police in Jouberton arrested three suspects in the early hours of Friday, 20 January 2017, for murder. Boekie Meyer (72) was murdered on a smallholding outside Klerksdorp. The suspects’ arrests follows after an incident in which 72-year-old Boekie Meyer was allegedly killed at his house on 24 December 2016. It is alleged that the victim, […]
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There is a development on the farm attack that happened in Magoebaskloof, Tzaneen, Limpopo, on Friday where up to five suspects battered two elderly people Lautie and Erie Railton. The suspects stole a smith and Weston gun, a shotgun, laptop, and cellphones. The South African Police have arrested one suspect who is in possession of […]
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Around 8H00 this morning, January 24, an 84-year-old man was seriously injured in a farm attack in the Roodekuil area, Bela Bela, Limpopo province. John Ramalo was alone and left the house to go to town in his Nissan bakkie when five suspects overpowered him. The suspects pointed a gun to his head and forced […]
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A farm attacker connected to an earlier farm murder has been identified and captured by farmers. The farming community assisted the police in a search for the assailants after a farmer and his wife were attacked on their farm near Koffiefontein in the Free State. Police officers from Luckhoff, Trompsburg Koffiefontein Petrusville, and Vanderkloof participated […]
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It was a night of terror for the Muldersdrift residents when three smallholdings suffered attacks by armed suspects within a space of five hours. The first incident occurred on a smallholding in Driefontein around 8:00 on Wednesday, January 26. An 89-year-old man heard a gunshot outside his study and when he went to investigate saw […]
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A 71-year-old lady was shot in the leg and foot during a farm attack on 27 January 2017. The farm is situated in Hills and Dales, Centurion. The woman lives alone and heard noises inside the house, upon investigating, she saw a suspect in the foyer near the kitchen and another suspect climbing through the […]
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Farm Murder – Umhlali – On 28 January 2017 at approximately 21:00, IPSS paramedics were called out to a wedding venue in Umhlali for a shooting. Upon arrival Paramedics found an elderly male, believed to be the owner of Maroupi Weddings & Functions, lying outside next to the pool. Paramedics found that he sustained a […]
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A woman was attacked around 21H30 by two suspects who broke into her house, situated on a smallholding in Rayton, Cullinan, Pretoria East. The suspects hit the woman on her head with a brick. She screamed as loud as she could and neighbors heard the shrieking sound of terror and rushed to help her. When […]
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On January 31, around 19H45 Stanley Bolt(76) was attacked by several armed and dangerous suspects on his farm outside Middelburg. Bolt was attacked at his farm gate by four suspects who hit him and dragged him into the house. During this time, the suspects searched the house and when Bolt managed to raise the alarm […]
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