Police spokesperson, Peter Kareli, says a 73-year-old woman and her husband were attacked by three assailants who robbed them of a pistol with an undisclosed quantity of ammunition at 7:00am.

He says according to information received the elderly woman  and her husband were inside the farmhouse before encountering the suspects inside their house.

The trio is said to have overpowered the woman while she was opening a kitchen door before they assaulted her husband, who was left with serious injuries.

Kareli says the elderly man sustained serious injuries to his head, and he was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Bloemfontein. Kareli adds no-one has been arrested at this stage.

He says the police is urging  anyone with information to contact the Petrusburg Police Station or SAPS crime line on 08600 10111

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