Weekend Argus reports that a 40-year-old man appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on a charge of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm after he allegedly attacked a foreman with a farm tool in Schaapkraal, Philippi.
The drama unfolded on Saturday while Jan Visagie, the farmer of Oom Jan's Farm in Varkensvlei Road, and a foreman were attempting to carry out a breathalyser test on one of their workers. Apparently, the worker refused to be tested and allegedly grabbed a farm tool and turned on the foreman. The foreman received blows to his head and arm. Visagie reported further: "A worker was under the influence and the foreman and I were to test him but he refused to be tested. The foreman was carrying out the milking process for production when the worker grabbed the scraper which is used to scoop up manure. It has a metal tip. The worker grabbed the scraper and pushed over the foreman and gave him (foreman) a few blows. I grabbed him and the other workers came to assist me." The injured foreman was transported to Groote Schuur Hospital where he received stitches to his head and eye. Meantime, the suspect attempted to flee the scene in Visagie's minibus, but he was apprehended by the local Agriform Plaaswag (neighbourhood watch) and handed over to police.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Genevieve Serra at Weekend Argus
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