Police confirm farm attack on two 70-year-olds
The police didn't want to give any more information as it was "to be presented to court".
An elderly couple was badly injured in what seems to be a farm attack in Tarlton at 3am on Sunday morning, 15 July.
Gauteng’s provincial police spokesperson, Captain Kay Makhubela, confirmed the attack.
“Police are investigating a house robbery that occurred in Tarlton that morning, but we cannot say more because the rest of the details will be presented to court,” said Makhubela.
Reports indicate that both victims were in their 70s and that they were badly beaten and transported to hospital after the attack.
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Marius Müller, spokesperson for AfriForum’s community safety, said that both patients had been badly burnt with boiling water from a kettle.
No arrests have been made.
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