Farm attack, armed attackers assault couple, raid home, Swartruggens

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Farm attack, armed attackers assault couple, raid home, Swartruggens
Farm attack, armed attackers assault couple, raid home, Swartruggens

A farm attack took place on 14 October 2021, at 18:00, at Weiter Raum along the N4, in Swartruggens, in the North West Province of South Africa. A man, Johan and his wife were having a braai when they were overpowered by by armed attackers.

One of the attackers fired off a shot into the tiled floor causing a piece of broken tile to hit into Johan’s wife’s foot.

The couple were assaulted while the attackers raided the home.

The attackers fled at 21: 00 in Johan’s Amarok bakkie with household items and a .38 Special revolver.

The vehicle was later found abandoned in Rietvlei just outside of Rustenburg.

All role players responded but there have been no arrests.

There is no other information available at this stage.

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