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This is a friend of mine that was killed on Saturday on their farm. I spoke to him 2 weeks ago JJHack you will know the district you might even krnow him. here is the story:
Farm attack: Teen saves sister
Retha Fourie
Overyssel - The courage of a 15-year-old girl during a farm attack in which her brother-in-law was murdered, probably saved her sister's life.
Mari-Helene van Staden climbed over a security fence of razor wire, ran about 1km through farmlands and, finally, drove a tractor to farm workers' houses to get help. The workers took her to the neighbours.
When the neighbours arrived at the farmhouse, Douw van Tonder (24) was already dead, but the attackers had fled, sparing the life of Mari-Helene's sister, Alicia (20), who is being treated in hospital for shock and injuries.
Van Tonder was the son of a well-known farmer of the Marken area, Roland van Tonder, and his wife, Rita.
Van Tonder jun and Alicia had been married only for five months. The couple and Mari-Helene arrived home at De Kuil farm between Lephalale (Ellisras) and Marken about 23:00 on Saturday after visiting friends.
Shot and wounded one attacker
Mari-Helene says she unlocked the house, but decided to play pool in the lapa.
Her brother-in-law was overpowered when he entered the house. The attackers stabbed him with a hunting knife and apparently assaulted him with a rifle.
He managed to shoot at the attackers with his 9mm pistol and one was wounded in the leg.
Alicia shouted to Mari-Helene to run away. The young girl told in the Marapong Private Hospital at Lephalale on Sunday how she scaled the security fence and jumped over the razor wire.
She hurt her shoulder and has several cuts on her legs.
She said: "I just ran. I got lost at one stage, but when I saw the wheat field, I knew where I was. I ran across the dam wall and saw a tractor.
"I then drove to the workers with the tractor."
In the meantime, the attackers had forced Alicia to unlock the safe.
When they heard the sound of the neighbour's bakkie, the attackers fled.
The man wounded in the leg was found in the bush on Sunday morning. He is being treated in hospital. Trackers, the dog unit, members of the commando and farmers from the area were searching for the attackers on Sunday.
Here is a picture I found last night Douw is the one on the far left and I'm on the far right this photo was taken in August 2000
Farm attack: Teen saves sister
Retha Fourie
Overyssel - The courage of a 15-year-old girl during a farm attack in which her brother-in-law was murdered, probably saved her sister's life.
Mari-Helene van Staden climbed over a security fence of razor wire, ran about 1km through farmlands and, finally, drove a tractor to farm workers' houses to get help. The workers took her to the neighbours.
When the neighbours arrived at the farmhouse, Douw van Tonder (24) was already dead, but the attackers had fled, sparing the life of Mari-Helene's sister, Alicia (20), who is being treated in hospital for shock and injuries.
Van Tonder was the son of a well-known farmer of the Marken area, Roland van Tonder, and his wife, Rita.
Van Tonder jun and Alicia had been married only for five months. The couple and Mari-Helene arrived home at De Kuil farm between Lephalale (Ellisras) and Marken about 23:00 on Saturday after visiting friends.
Shot and wounded one attacker
Mari-Helene says she unlocked the house, but decided to play pool in the lapa.
Her brother-in-law was overpowered when he entered the house. The attackers stabbed him with a hunting knife and apparently assaulted him with a rifle.
He managed to shoot at the attackers with his 9mm pistol and one was wounded in the leg.
Alicia shouted to Mari-Helene to run away. The young girl told in the Marapong Private Hospital at Lephalale on Sunday how she scaled the security fence and jumped over the razor wire.
She hurt her shoulder and has several cuts on her legs.
She said: "I just ran. I got lost at one stage, but when I saw the wheat field, I knew where I was. I ran across the dam wall and saw a tractor.
"I then drove to the workers with the tractor."
In the meantime, the attackers had forced Alicia to unlock the safe.
When they heard the sound of the neighbour's bakkie, the attackers fled.
The man wounded in the leg was found in the bush on Sunday morning. He is being treated in hospital. Trackers, the dog unit, members of the commando and farmers from the area were searching for the attackers on Sunday.
Here is a picture I found last night Douw is the one on the far left and I'm on the far right this photo was taken in August 2000
