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NW: Farm worker held at gunpoint and robbed

───   MARK STEENBOK 10:06 Sun, 31 Dec 2017

NW: Farm worker held at gunpoint and robbed | News Article

Koster - A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack on an elderly farm worker on a farm outside Koster in North West.


Police spokesperson, Kelebogile Moleko, says the 66-year-old farm worker was attacked, assaulted and held at gun point by an unknown number of suspects on Friday. 

She says the farm worker was later forced to open the main house on the farm, after which the suspects allegedly stole various household items which includes a refrigerator, meat, a shotgun and ammunition. 

Moleko says the suspects then loaded the items onto a trailer and fled the scene with a Toyota Land Cruiser which belongs to the farmer.

“The police were informed about the incident and launched a search. The vehicle was later spotted a few kilometres outside Rustenburg on the N4 road.  The police managed to stop and ultimately arrest the suspect. He is expected to appear on Tuesday,” says Moleko.

She says the search for the other suspects is still underway.


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