A farm attack took place on 26 August 2020, at 19:15, in Oostermoed, Kalkheuwel, near Broederstroom, in the North West province of South Africa. A group of five, two ladies with their children, were attacked by five black panga-wielding men. Sonja van der Merwe (36), her daughter Bernice Snyman (19) and three small sons, Mason (10), Samuel (6) and John Pierre (5) were held up in their house while the attackers ransacked the property.
The attackers wanted guns, the car keys and money. Ten year old Mason managed to escape and run to the next farm for help.
The attackers fled the scene in one of the families vehicles loaded with stolen items and in their haste, lost control of the vehicle and crashed near the gate, they then fled further on foot into the bushes.
Oostermoed K9 unit was contacted to come and assist by tracking the attackers. The tracks were followed by the tracker dog but were lost close to the tar road on heavily used foot and bicycle paths.
One of the ladies sustained minor injuries and everyone else was unharmed but severely traumatized. There is no other information available at this stage. There have been no arrests.
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