#TBT: Farm attack: ‘Please Jesus, help us!’
Norman and Anne Brown were grateful to escape with their lives after being accosted by three men on their farm.
NEWCASTLE – Remember the elderly couple who stared death in the face after being attacked on their farm last September?
‘Please Jesus, help us!’ – was the desperate plea Mrs Brown made during an ambushed attack on her and her husband at their farm on the D96.
Norman and Anne Brown were grateful to escape with their lives after being accosted by three men in intent on robbery.
Read the full story here: Farm Attack: Victims relive the violent invasion
The attackers left no stone unturned after ransacking the Brown home of 32 years, in efforts to find the whereabouts of the safe keys.
“It was clear they were after money and guns. Other than an iPod, cellphone and other small items, nothing more was taken.”
Mr Brown sustained severe injuries to his hands, ear and head. His eye was also badly damaged.
Fortunately for Mrs Brown, she walked away with a bruise to her eyelid and body pains from the attack.
Their chocolate Labrador, Jessie also suffered a gunshot wound in her attempt to ward off the attack on her owners. Luckily for her, the injury was a mere flesh wound.
Amidst the gunshots and chaos that ensued on that fateful night, Mrs Brown believed it was by the grace of God they survived such an ordeal.
“As far as I am concerned, the Lord was with us. I was shocked and traumatised, and I could hardly speak, but, I prayed.”
