Slaughtered: Roelof du Plessis, 46, was shot dead in front of his wife Laura, 44 and son on their farm
The horror started just before midnight on Wednesday this week.
After listening to the latest television news about the health of
Nelson Mandela, a South African family living not far from the former
President’s hospital unit turned in for the night.
But Roelof and Laura du Plessis, a married couple with four children
who live on a heavily fortified farm outside Pretoria, did not have a
peaceful night’s rest.
In fact they were about to become the latest victims of what white
pressure groups in this troubled nation say is nothing less than a
savage war against them.
Hearing noises outside their home, Mr du Plessis, 46, got out of bed and ran outside.
To his horror, he found his 19-year-old son being held with a gun to his head by a gang of five armed black attackers.
Father and son were ordered to lie on the ground. The invaders did
not ask for money or the keys to the expensive vehicles in the drive.
They were there only to terrorise and kill.
Hearing voices outside, Laura, 44, came out of her bedroom to
investigate — and her torch illuminated an awful scene as the gang
pointed guns at her husband.
Her son managed to get up and sprint off into the darkness when the
men were confused by the flashlight. But Du Plessis was not so lucky.
The intruders opened fire at once, shooting him six times through the throat, lungs and abdomen.
As he writhed on the ground in agony, the men ran off into the night leaving empty bullet cartridges littering the yard.
In the darkness, Laura attempted heart massage on her husband, who
could still talk despite his appalling injuries, but to no avail.
When I arrived at the farm on Thursday and was invited in by Mrs du
Plessis, I found her with blood still caked under her fingernails after
she’d cradled her dying husband.
‘He was shot through the lungs and I was doing CPR,’ she told me,
between huge sobs. ‘He said “please go and fetch the car and take me to
hospital”. But he was too badly hurt and he died in my arms.’
In the morning, when white friends from neighbouring farms followed
the trail of the raiders, they discovered the men had carefully cut
through fences and skirted areas with security patrols — suggesting how
closely they had planned their route of attack.
‘It is definitely coming down to
a race thing,’ Laura du Plessis told me as she was comforted by her
family. ‘They hate white people. We have never had a fight with any
black people. I always stop and give others a lift. We employ black
people.
Vir almal wat steeds nie besef teen watter geweldige tempo die aanvalle teen ons toeneem nie...
In die tydperk 1 Mei tot 27 Junie 2013 was daar 124 aanvalle op 202
slagoffers! 38 van ons mense is vermoor, 9 is verkrag en daar was 35
plaasaanvalle in 58 dae!
In dieselfde tydperk - 1 Mei 2012 tot
27 Junie 2012 was daar 48 aanvalle op 74 slagoffers! 31 van ons mense
is vermoor, 3 is verkrag en daar was 14 Plaasaanvalle in 58 dae!
Iewers is daar GROOT fout! Sx
Another month, another list... so many people's live destroyed and still the world is in denial! Sx
JUNE ATTACKS… 27 Days, 48 Attacks, 94 Victims, 13 Murdered, 2 Raped, 15 Farm Attacks.
*1 June 2013: Frankfort – Free State: A woman was attacked, assaulted and raped in her home in Reenen Street by 2 Black men.
*1 June 2013: Westville, Natal: Freddie Lewis, his wife and 2 daughters were attacked
in their home by 6 Black men. Freddie was shot 3 times but managed to
get the attackers out of his house. He is currently in hospital.
*1 June 2013: Bloemfontein, Free State: Laure Amicke was attacked near
the Waterfront by 2 Black men. She was robbed and stabbed in her back
and suffered damage to her lung.
*1
June 2013: Durban, Natal: A young man named Trevor was highjacked and
beaten over the head with a panga. The attackers stole is cellphone and
wallet and left him in the car for dead. He is currently in a critical
condition in Glenwood Hospital.
*1 June 2013: Vanderbijlpark,
Gauteng: A 54-year-old man, his wife and 28-year-old son were attacked
in their home in George Grey Street by 3 Black men. The man was shot
and his son beaten over the head with a metal object. The wife sustained
no injuries but was also admitted to hospital and treated for severe
shock.
*1 June 2013: Sun Valley, Gauteng: A group of friends
were attacked in the home of their host in Stirrup Road by 2 Black men
while having a braai. One of the guests was shot and is currently in
Sunninghill hospital. The others were tied up, beaten and robbed of
their cellphones.
*1 June 2013: Fochville, Gauteng: Albert van
Emmenis, an elderly farmer, was attacked by 8 black men on his farm. He
was beaten over the head with a metal rod and suffered a broken arm.
Only a cellphone was stolen. His wife discovered him in the house.
*3 June 2013: Queenstown, Eastern Cape: Dudley Buss (67) was murdered
on his farm and stuffed into a freezer. One of his attackers has been
arrested. He was found in an informal settlement nearby.
*3
June 2013: Boksburg, Gauteng: Michael Zafiris (42) was higjacked and
murdered. His body was found in the veld in Blesbokspruit in Springs.
*3 June 2013: Brits, Northwest: Elderly farmer, Gert Fourie and his
wife, Elsa, were attacked on their farm, Magalieskruin by 3 black men.
They were severely beaten and Gert suffered head injuries inflicted with
a metal object.
*4 June 2013: Pretoria, Gauteng: A family was
attacked on Plot 40 Wattle Street, Swasina Park, at 5am by 3 Black men.
They were tied up, beaten and their car was stolen.
*5 June 2013: Brits, Northwest: Baby Jordaan (79) was attacked and beaten in her home in Bokkiepark by 2 Black men.
*5 June 2013: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga: A 70-year-old farmer was attacked
in his home. He is badly bruised but managed to keep his cellphone
hidden from his attackers and while they were busy elsewhere in his
house, me managed to call for help. The attackers fled when they heard
the vehicles approaching.
*5 June 2013: Brits, Northwest: Baby Jordaan (79) was attacked and beaten in her home in Bokkiepark by 2 Black men.
*5 June 2013: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga: A 70-year-old farmer was attacked
in his home. He is badly bruised but managed to keep his cellphone
hidden from his attackers and while they were busy elsewhere in his
house, me managed to call for help. The attackers fled when they heard
the vehicles approaching.
*5 June 2013: Rivonia, Gauteng: A
family of 4 were attacked in their home by 3 Black men. The woman went
outside to put out the trash when the men attacked. She ran into the
house and the attackers followed. They shot the father in front of his
wife and children and fled. The man died on arrival at the hospital.
*6 June 2013: George, Western Cape: Jan Barendse (73) was attacked in
his home and stabbed 5 times. He was discovered in a pool of blood in
front of his bathroom. He is in a critical condition in George
Mediclinic.
*6 June 2013: Springbok, Northern Cape: A 73-year-old woman was attacked and raped in her home.
*6
June 2013: Centurion, Gauteng: Hanu Krause was attacked by Black men.
He was stabbed and beaten and is currently in the Unitas Hospital. He
suffered a concussion and several stab wounds.
*6 June 2013:
Brakpan, Gauteng: Martie de Beer (39) was attacked by 4 black men in
front of her home at 5.30am when leaving for work. She was badly beaten
and her can was stolen.
*6 June 2013: Richmond, Northern Cape:
Piet Schrooder (70) was attacked on his farm by 3 Black men. He was
stabbed but survived. This was the 3rd attack on him.
*7 June
2013: Natal: The body of Mr. Koen, who went missing a couple of days
ago, was found this morning. He was murdered. (Still awaiting more
detail.)
*8 June 2013: Panbult, Mpumalanga: Bernie van Zyl wat
attacked on his farm. His attackers repeatedly hit him on the head with
a gun. He was found unconscious by his wife when she returned home.
*8 June 2013: Lichtenburg, Northwest: Regard Hansen was attacked on his
farm and severely injured. He is currently in hospital.
*8
June 2013: Welkom , Free State: Marie Ripley (82) was attacked in her
home by 3 black men. She was strangled, beaten and a sheet was stuffed
down her throat. They stole her money and jewelry.
*8 June
2013: Pretoria, Gauteng: A family was attacked in Birdflower Street on
their Kameeldrift West smallholding by 5 Black men. They were beaten,
tied up and held hostage for 4 hours before they were robbed.
*8 June 2013: Gravelotte, Limpopo: Melinda Lee Bam (30) was shot to
death in her bed when 3 black men gained entry to their chalet on the
Bonlati Game Farm. Her partner, Francois Visagie (30) was shot 3 times,
but survived. The 4 children that accompanied them, locked themselves in
a room during the attack. The murderers stole a cellphone, a bit of
cash and a loaf of bread.
*9 June 2013: Ladybrand, Free State:
Meril Luck (59) was attacked by 2 Black men at the nursery. One of the
attackers beat her up badly, demanding money, when another stood guard.
She managed to call for help while 1 of her attackers was trying to open
the safe.
*10
June 2013: Hole in the Wall, Eastern Cape: Michael Quin (52) was
murdered in his brother’s house where he was staying while doing work in
the Transkei.
*11 June 2013: Malelane, Mpumalanga: Noël
McSeveney (57) and his wife, Alta, were ambushed when arriving at their
farm by 2 Black men. Noël was shot and his wife brutally attacked and
beaten over the head. They are both currently in hospital.
*12
June 2013: Carletonville, Gauteng: Drienie Nortje (68) was attacked in
her home in the early hours of the morning by 2 black men. She was
beaten over the head with a wrench. She managed to escape and lock
herself in her bedroom and call for help. She is currently in hospital.
*12 June 2013: Cape Town, Western Cape: Luis de Faria (42) was
higjacked and then thrown off a 15 meter high bridge onto the N1
highway. He died on the scene.
*13 June 2013: Birch Acres,
Gauteng: An elderly couple was attacked in their home by 3 black men.
The 70-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed, they were tied up and
robbed.
*13
June 2013: Kloof, Natal: Kerry Savin was attacked at her home when she
went outside to get the mail. Her attacker stabbed her 12 times with a
knife and fled without taking anything.
*15 June 2013:
Hofmeyr, Eastern Cape: Louis Traut, (80) his wife and 2 daughters were
attacked on the farm Doornkop by 3 black men. They stabbed Louis to
death. His wife and daughters were also injured but survived. They fled
with weapons, cash and a cellphone.
*16 June 2013:
Olifantshoek, Northern Cape: Herman van der Schyff (34) was attacked by
black men while on security duty at an abattoir. They tied him up and
stabbed him to death. They fled with his cellphone and wallet.
*16 June 2013: Rustenburg, Northwest: Le Roux Minnaar and a friend were
attaked near “At se Gat” by 3 Black men. They were tied up, beaten and
robbed of their Cellphones and cash. The armed attackers shot at them,
but missed.
*17 June 2013: Westville, Natal: Basil Miller (68)
and his wife Bea (66) were attacked in their home by 5 armed black men.
They were tortured, kicked and beaten for 2 hours before the gang fled
with their car and goods stolen from their home.
*18
June 2013: East Londen, Eastern Cape: Eugene Preston (70) was attacked
at 6am while getting in his car in St James Road. He suffered serious
head injuries and a broken arm. Nothing was stolen. He died of his
injuries in hospital.
*19 June 2013: Zeerust, Northwest: Tom
en Irene Kirstein were attacked on their farm by a group of Black men.
They were brutally assaulted and robbed.
*19 June 2013:
Johannesburg, Gauteng: Johannesburg Business man, Jeffery Wiggill (59)
was highjacked and murdered. His body was dumped in Soweto next to his
vehicle. Only his cellphone and wallet were stolen.
*20 June
2013: Naboomspruit, Limpopo: 3 Black men attacked the Plank-family on
their farm. They were tied up and assaulted. The attackers fled when
help arrived.
*20 June 2013: Schoemanskloof, Mpumalanga:
Schalk Blom was attacked on his farm by 6 Black men. He was beaten, tied
up and robbed.
*21
June 2013: Johannesburg, Gauteng: Garth du Preez (19) was attacked at a
traffic light by a Black man. His car window was shattered and Garth
was set alight. He sustained serious burns to his face, neck, torso and
hands and is currently in ICU under sedation.
*21 June 2013:
Sasolburg, Free State: A group of friends were walking to a restaurant
in town when they were attacked by 3 Black men. One of the boys, Barend
Nel (19) was stabbed to death. The attackers fled with his cellphone.
*23 June 2013: Pretoria, Gauteng: A group of students were attacked in
their commune by a gang of armed black men. One of the students tried to
call the police for help. Another one of the students, Wayne (23)
defended his friend from an attackers who was assaulting her. He managed
to save her from her attacker with his sword but was cut in the
process.
*25 June 2013: Waterfall, Natal: Pauline Kleve (73)
was attacked in her home by a gang of black men. They poisoned both her
dogs, assaulted her and fled in her car. Pauline was widowed shortly
before this incident and the attackers took off with her husband’s ashes
because they thought the fase was valualble.
*26
June 2013: Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng: Roelof du Plessis (51), his wife
Laura and their 19-year-old Son were attacked on their smallholding by a
gang of Black men. They gained entry to the Son’s bedroom and started
assaulting him. His parents woke from the commotion and found him in the
living room where he was being assaulted. The attackers shot Roelof
several times and fled. He died on the scene. Nothing was stolen.
*27 June 2013: Rustenburg, Northwest: Elderly couple, Dawie (still
awaiting surname) and his wife were attacked on their farm by 2 Black
men. They were beaten and dragged around the house. They managed to
alert the Community Police. Chris Lombard from the CPF arrived and was
stabbed with a knife. He managed to shoot 1 of the attackers.
*27 Junie 2013: Cookhouse, Eastern Cape: Frank du Plessis and his wife,
Betsy, were attacked on their farm by 2 Black men. Betsy was assaulted
and Frank was stabbed to death.
