They sleep with their eyes open, these farmers. Knowing that behind their fragile doors are hands that plot their death.
The rape of their women and children
Hands that slaughter their sheep and cattle
May we keep them in our prayers each night as we close our eyes 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
#OnThisDay 12 November 1995 David de Villiers was beaten and murdered on his Farm Kransfontein Warden.
Once again the information is sketchy. I cannot find anything else about this brutal murder. However I promise #WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 10 November 2008 Fred Abrahams (78) was tortured, assaulted and strangled in his home in Klein Drakensberg Paarl East, he was found by his son. 10 Years later the murderers were still at large
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
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#OnThisDay 10 November 1995 Elonika Nel was stabbed on Farm Weltevrede Delmas.
Dear Elonika, this happened so very long ago and I cannot find out anything else about you, but please be assured #WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 10 November 2008 Elma Burger (72) died of a broken neck in her home Tertia smallholding, Montagu Farm, Paarl. A 17 year old & 18 year old were arrested
Yet another elderly person. The cowards
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
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#OnThisDay 8 Nov 2007 Siggi (65) and Ingrid (68) Schaedle were shot in a rural hotel about 40 kms from Pietermaritzburg. 4 Suspects were arrested but I cannot confirm they were convicted
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#OnThisDay 8 November 2010 Barend Steyn (73) was tortured, slashed and burnt in his home at Boemspruit smallholding Bloemfontein. his son found him with the clothing iron still plugged in next to him 🤬
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
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#OnThisDay 7 November 2008 Sias Stander, a 69 year old stud farmer was stabbed in bed on his farm in Coligny. 4 Suspects were arrested but unfortunately I can't find out whether they were found guilty
https://t.co/TVIkzUFUtL
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 7 November 2008 Phillip “Flip”Minni (40) was shot in his bed at Rooikoppies holdings, Brits in front of his 14 year old son who was left tied up.
Our hearts go out to this young man.😢
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#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 6 November 2007 Michiel (Michael) de Lange (70) was tortured and burnt in his house in Dorset Road, VaalWater. A suspect who was related to an employee was arrested
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#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 5 November 2012 Hester Koch (62) of Die Erf farm, Philippi wassexually assaulted & strangled to death by people she “rescued” from the streets and offered a place to stay on her property
#WeWillNeverForget#FarmMurders
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#OnThisDay 5 Nov 2000 Jan (80) and Anna (76) Bezuidenhout was beaten and murdered on farm Vogelfontein Breyten Mpumulanga
We need to protect our elderly! No further information is available about this helpless couple but
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 5 November 2010 Jan Dercksen (62) was murdered along the road to a small holding on Dann Road in the Kempton Park area.😢
Dear Jan, at 62 you were so vulnerable. But please know
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 5 Nov 2008 Tertius Wehmeyer (64) was stabbed & shot outside his home Boekenhoutskloof small holdings Pretoria
I cannot find any further info about Tertius but he was an elderly gentleman, brutally murdered 😡😢
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
#OnThisDay 4 November 2017 Daniel Swanepoel (57) of Eensgevonden, Vryheid was stabbed to death. The murderers waited for his wife to come home & drove around with her forcing her to draw money 🙏she is ok
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
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#OnThisDay 4 November 2014 Tom Sawyer (63) a retired advocate of Oudehoutdraai, near Greylingstad was shot dead. His body was found by his friend, Wynand Ambrosius
#WeWillNeverForget#TheWorldMustKnow#FarmMurders
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