Riaan-Juan Smit is the latest victim of a violent farm attack on a smallholding in the Muldersdrift area near Johannesburg. Smit was attacked and assaulted by three or four men early on Sunday morning, 7 April 2019, between 03:00 and 04:00. Drift Reaction security company Terry Ann Terblanche confirmed the attack and said Smit was admitted to the hospital’s high care unit. “Smit was terribly beaten and seriously injured in the incident,” she says.
“He lives on a smallholding with several cottages where the attackers ambushed him.” At this stage it is not yet clear whether the attackers were armed with any firearms. His arm was broken and he has bleeding on his brain. Tv, cellphone and laptop were robbed during the attack.
Smit’s sister Liza Linde said on Facebook that she was shocked when she received a call at 04:00 on Sunday morning to say her brother was attacked. According to Linde, Smit was badly beaten and he sustained severe injuries to his body and especially his head.
The attack on Smit followed shortly after an attack on another smallholding in the area where a father and his son were held up. In this attack, a number of cell phones and a TV set were robbed.
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The incident was tweeted by Ian Cameron
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Farm attack victim seriously injured during attack, Muldersdrift
FARM ATTACK 7/4/19: Muldersdrift, Gauteng. One male victim (53) attacked by 4 suspects. His arm was broken and he has bleeding on his brain. Tv, cellphone and laptop taken. pic.twitter.com/RkCVue7DXI
— Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) April 8, 2019
