Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation shocked by deadly farm attack near Porterville

Lauren Isaacs
2 July 2024 | 14:24A 65-year-old man was stabbed and his wife was tied-up while the attackers ransacked the premises and fled with four different calibre firearms, ammunition and cellphones.
CAPE TOWN - The Rural and Farmworkers Development Organisation has expressed shock following a deadly farm attack near Porterville.
The incident occured in the early hours of Monday morning.
According to police, five unknown armed men gained entry to the victim's home at around 1am.
A 65-year-old man was stabbed and his wife was tied up while the attackers ransacked the premises and fled with four different calibre firearms, ammunition and cellphones.
The woman managed to escape and sought help from their neighbours, while her husband did not survive the attack and was later declared dead at a nearby hospital.
The organisation's Billy Claasen visited the scene on Monday.
"We are quite shocked by what happened here. They're somewhere in the mountains. Police are looking for them and also the neighbourhood watches and security companies. We hope and pray that they get them and that they will be brought to book and punished for this."
Western Cape police said their serious and violent crime detectives were hard at work pursuing all leads in a bid to catch the group of men responsible for the attack.
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