On November 7, 2014 less than two weeks after the murder of Willie Jansen van Rensburg, the elderly Smith couple from St Helena, Welkom were savagely attacked with pangas and knifes. Jack Smith, 78, was attacked by two men wearing balaclavas while working in the garden. He was forced into the house where his wife Babsie was watching television.
They pushed Jack, who was already bloodied and badly injured on top of Babsie. They demanded money. Jack’s face was crushed in the attack and he died at the scene. The criminals forced Babsie Smith into a closet and got away with R2000 in cash.
Apparently a third man waited in a vehicle in front of the house.
Babsie managed to phone her son Riaan Venter and he rushed to his parents’ home. On arrival his father was already dead. His face was badly disfigured and he had several cuts and stab wounds. His mother was stabbed several times with a sharp object.
Charges of murder, burglary and attempted murder are being investigated by the police.
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