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Four suspects arrested after farmer attacked in Brandfort─── MARK STEENBOK 17:07 Mon, 29 Aug 2016
Brandfort - Four suspects between the ages of 26 and 40 have been arrested after a 70-year old farmer was attacked, in Brandfort this morning.
Police spokesperson Ikobeng Hlubi, says the farmer was approached by five suspects at about 07:00 while he was driving out from his Palmietfontein farm.
She says one of the suspects then knocked on his window holding a firearm. The suspects then started firing shots at the farmer, after which he managed to escape through the passenger door.
She says the farmer shot back, wounding one of the suspects. The farmer escaped without any injuries. Hlubi says the 31-year old that was wounded later passed away on his way to hospital.
“The four suspects are expected to appear before the Brandfort Magistrates’ Court tomorrow facing charges of attempted murder and robbery with a firearm,” says Hlubi.
Police have also opened a case of murder to investigate the death of one of the suspects, aged 31.
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