Man killed and two assaulted in Mpumalanga farm attack

A man was murdered and two people assaulted during a farm attack on Friday night at Moseley Farm on the R40 outside Barberton in Mpumalanga.

Five armed suspects wearing balaclavas entered the house after 8pm. The deceased and his wife were in their home with a family friend, who they refer to as Michael.

When the Barberton Times visited the victims’ home on Saturday morning, the woman had bruises on her face. She said three armed men entered the house and two followed them later.

“My husband was upstairs and we were downstairs when they arrived.

“The suspects tied our hands and legs using speaker wire they found in our house.

“They assaulted me, demanding to know where we keep the safe in the house.

“During this torment, some went upstairs and stabbed my husband to death. They took the jewellery I was wearing before leaving our property. After they left, I screamed for help,” she said.

Hi-Tech Barberton arrived first at the scene, four hours after the initial attack. Sakkie Dednam, of Hi-Tech, said that they received a phone call about a farm attack at 12.36am.

“We immediately responded to the call by sending officers to the scene. Our officers were the first at the scene. They arrived at 12.50am. On their arrival, the deceased was already dead,” said Dednam.

The local police were also called to the scene. The suspects stole various electrical appliances, including televisions and loaded them into the family’s silver Chevrolet Utility bakkie with a white canopy. They drove away in the vehicle.

– Caxton News Service