Pietermaritzburg – There have been 780 farm attacks in Kwa-Zulu-Natal since 2001, 126 of which involved murders. This was testimony of Kwanalu security desk manager Koos Marais at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday.
Marais revealed that according to his statistics, which were verified by the SAPS, there were 57 attacks reported last year, with 10 of these being murders. This year, in January and February alone, nine attacks were reported, with three of these involving murders.
“These attacks usually involve robbery,” Marais said, adding that farms were more vulnerable to criminals, who perceived them to be easy targets, being isolated from the police….
