Peter Johnson (56) was killed and his brother, Ian (54), was seriously injured when they were attacked by armed robbers on Tuesday night on their farm in KwaZulu-Natal.
Colonel Jay Naicker, a police spokesman, told Maroela Media the brothers, both prominent Zululand cane farmers, were overpowered at about 19:00 on their farm in the Nyoni area south of Eshowe.
Three suspects with assault rifles shot at the two brothers. It is not clear at this stage whether the brothers were working on the farm or just came home when they were attacked,” said Naicker.
Peter was felled with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest while Ian was stunned by a bullet which shattered his jaw. Had the bullet, which tracked from behind his ear and through his cheek, been mere centimeters higher, Ian would likely have been killed
Ian’s wife was in the house at the time of the incident, said Naicker.
Two rifles belonging to the brothers were stolen.
A case of murder, attempted murder and armed robbery is being investigated.
Naicker said the provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni, advised the suspects to surrender themselves, as the police will do everything they can to catch and bring them to justice.
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