Violent attack on farm by four armed men

Violent attack on farm by four armed men

Daleen and Jan Potgieter were attacked on their farm at Broadlands outside Orkney on May 1, 2015.

They were going to hospital to greet Daleen’s father who is dying of cancer in a hospital in Klerksdorp when they were attacked by four armed robbers.

One of the armed robbers pointed a firearm to Daleen’s head and pulled the trigger but the shot did not go off. One of the robbers then shot her in the leg.

The robbers also told the couple if they did not give everything they would kill them.

Mobile phones, valuables and laptop computers were stolen before the robbers fled.

Daleen is in the hospital and had to undergo surgery on her leg. The bullet moved from her thigh down to the ankle and the bullet hit the main artery. They had to replace a vein from the leg that was damaged. Jan was unhurt.

The family is now too afraid to go back to the farm.

By Mienie Boshoff

Source – Boere Krisis Aksie

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