Speaking at the release of the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa’s (TAU SA) mid-year statistics on farm attacks and murders on Tuesday‚ Du Toit said he and his wife had recently become a statistic.
Four armed robbers attacked Annelie‚ who was home‚ while Du Toit was away from their cattle farm in Tweedracht‚ east of Pretoria‚ on business.
The gang ransacked their home‚ bound Annelie and threatened her with rape and murder.
“They held an iron to her face and asked‚ ‘Do you feel the heat?’” Du Toit said.
Farm attacks‚ like the one on the Du Toit family home‚ are on the rise according to TAU SA’s latest statistics.
