The police spokesperson, Motantsi Makhele, has confirmed that no arrests have yet been made.

It is three days since the president of the Free State Chamber of Commerce Industry, and winner of the 2016 Free State Department of Agriculture Female Farmer of the Year Award recipient, Mimie Jacobs, was almost murdered at her Rosemead farmhouse.

According to Makhele, it is alleged that three men forced the kitchen door open and found Jacobs alone that evening. They demanded cash and threatened to kill her if she did not give them the money. She did not have cash with her so they demanded her bank card with its pin, which she gave. One of the suspects was communicating on a cellphone with another person giving the person her card and pin information. The withdrawal on the other side failed as she had already exceeded her daily limit. The suspects then fled the scene with her cellphone and bankcard.

Jacobs managed to escape and ran to a nearby farm to ask for help. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest can call Sergeant Monaheng Johannes Masiu at Soutpan Detective Branch on 072-233-0254.

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