A farm murder took place on 27 August 2020, at 20:30 on a property in Summerveld, near Hillcrest, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Five attackers forced the door of the farm house open and attacked a couple. The man (63) was assaulted, tied up, then bludgeoned and stabbed repeatedly, he died on the scene. The man had tried in vain to fight off the attackers before he was overpowered. His wife was also assaulted and then tied up.
Later the woman managed to untie her hands, press the panic alarm and crawl outside for help. A neighbour heard her calls and in turn phoned the local security who responded.
The attackers fled after the attack with a television, two cellphones and a firearm.
Police are investigating the attack. There is no other information available at this stage and there have been no arrests.
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