By Kenn Gividen
02/19/2024
Seven farm attacks were noted in South Africa in January 2024; an unusually low number.
There were 18 farm attacks reported in December, 16 reported in November, and 18 in October 2023. Ten of those attacks resulted in homicides. [Farm Attack Archives — South Africa Today]
After returning from a trip after midnight, the family found unwelcome guests in their home.
Angela Laidlaw, Stephanie’s sister, was quoted by rnnews.co.za.
“Jayden heard something was wrong, after which he went to investigate. When he walked into the bedroom door, he saw three armed men standing by his parents’ bed.
“He ran to the kitchen and grabbed a broom to hit one of the thugs with it. However, they then pounced on him and started stabbing him with knives they found in the kitchen,” says an emotional Laidlaw.
“They literally attacked him mercilessly with knives,” she says.
[‘Carnage’ after family attacked with knives in Pta, by Henry Walsh, January 8, 2024]
Stolen were cellphones and cash.
The couple was beaten by a lone attacker with a wooden club called a knobkerry.
Four attackers were reported and no items were reported stolen.
The victim was armed and managed to wound one of the attackers before escaping. Reports say the victim’s wound resulted in a broken leg bone. The wounded attacker left a trail of blood.
[Farm foreman fires back at farm attackers, injures one — Lydenburg, southafricatoday.net, January 11, 2024]
Three attackers made off with a TV, cellphone, and generator.
A crowbar, or ″koevoet’″ in Afrikaans, was used in the attack causing one victim to suffer a broken hip.
A Volkswagen was stolen along with cash.
[7 Farm attacks, 0 farm murders in South Africa, January 2024, no attribution, southafricatoday.net, February 7, 2024]
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