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Nine men reportedly threatened to rape the sons of a farmer.
- A gang of nine men allegedly threatened to rape a farmer’s children if he did not cooperate.
- The children, three girls and one boy, are between 6 and 18 years old.
- The attackers are still on the loose.
A gang of nine attackers allegedly threatened to rape the young children of a Gauteng farmer if he did not cooperate and give them what they wanted.
According to Netwerk24, Paul da Cruz, his wife and four children, three girls and a boy between the ages of 6 and 18, were attacked on their farm in Westonaria in Gauteng on Friday morning.
Da Cruz reportedly said that his children and his wife were directly threatened with rape and that he wanted them to receive trauma counseling as soon as possible.
On Saturday, one of his daughters reportedly asked him what he would look like if he was shot in the head.
Netwerk24 reports that several firearms and laptops were stolen during the attack. Police spokesman Petty Officer Peter Masooa confirmed the incident.
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The nine attackers fled in two vehicles and are still at large.
In another incident, two men were arrested Saturday in connection with the murder of Free State farm manager Brendin Horner.
De Rots’ 21-year-old farm manager was found dead in an open space in Paul Roux around 6:30 a.m. Friday. He had been killed and tied, with a rope around his neck, to a post. He had serious injuries to his head and face. A knife was found near the scene.
The two alleged perpetrators, aged 32 and 43, will appear before the Senekal Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
On Friday, three men appeared in Delmas Magistrates Court in connection with the murder of Chantel Kershaw, 44, a local farmer.
Two of the men allegedly attacked Kershaw, who was screaming for help, strangled her to death, and went to the house, where they attacked Kershaw’s mother with a firearm. The attackers allegedly stole the victims’ belongings and locked a female employee in the bathroom before fleeing the scene in the family’s white Chevrolet bakkie.
A man who worked for Kershaw, and who was also allegedly assaulted, was later arrested for his alleged role in the murder.
– Compiled by Riaan Grobler
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