VIDEO: Farmer attacked at home
Video footage shows a man receiving medical attention after having been bound and severely beaten by assailants at his farm home outside eMalahleni.
Nicolas Mienie returned home yesterday when he was ambushed by three men, who assaulted him and stole from his home. Items stolen include a pellet gun, jewellery and clothing, which was to be donated to charity, Witbank News reported.
The suspects then loaded the stolen items in his 1997 Toyota and drove off. Langamed Emergency Management Services arrived at the scene and stabilised Mienie.
Mienie talks about the incident while being treated by Langamed Emergency Management Services here.
On Sunday, five men were arrested after a farm attack outside Memel in the Free State.
Police said the incident occurred shortly after 2.30pm yesterday when six suspects entered the farm premises.
However, farm workers immediately notified authorities, and the men escaped in the farmer’s two vehicles towards Memel.
At Memel, the suspects in the smaller vehicle were reportedly pushed off the road, and gunfire was exchanged between them and police officers. One suspect was injured during the shootout and taken to Vrede hospital by ER24 paramedics.
Three men were reportedly arrested. The last suspect is still at large.
– Caxton News Service
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