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SABC News reports that a farm worker has been shot and killed while his wife is recovering in hospital after being raped and stabbed during a farm attack in the early hours of Saturday morning in Heilbron, Free State.
Police spokesperson Loraine Earle advised that 13 suspects, including two women, have been arrested in connection with the incident. The suspects will appear in court soon to face murder, attempted murder, rape, robbery and stock theft charges. “So far, 13 suspects have been arrested after the brutal farm attack in the Heilbron district early Saturday morning. A foreign worker was shot and killed and his wife was assaulted and stabbed. She is receiving medical treatment in hospital. Police, with the help of the farming community and private security, quickly traced and arrested 11 men and two women . 22 stolen sheep, a firearm and a minibus was also recovered,” Earle reported.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at SABC News
- See too, Thirteen arrested after deadly Free State farm attack, at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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