”The intruders kicked down the front door. They first went into the office then headed to the house to get the key for the safe, which is in the office. They then made they way to the main bedroom” said the couple’s son, Dave Shepherd.
Their dog started to bark and alerted the elderly woman, Joy Shepherd.
“I walked out to the gate and saw them standing there. I asked what they wanted and they said, ‘mali’ (money),” said Joy.
“I did not know what to do, so I grabbed a stick and poked them with it through the gate.”
Joy said it was not long before they broke the bolts off the gate and entered the house and headed towards the main bedroom.
“I started to scream and my husband heard me. We sleep in separate bedrooms and he came into the hallway thinking that I was in trouble and that these men were there to help me. He did not think that they were intruders until they turned on him and brutally beat him up.”
