Community in Serious Shock as Farmer and His Wife Are Shot Dead Inside Their Farm

 

South African police officers in Limpopo, have launched a manhunt  for a group of armed men who shot a Limpopo farmer and his wife at their farm outside Bela-Bela in Limpopo on Wednesday.

 

According to Daily Sun SA, the farmer (82) is recovering in hospital while his 73-year-old wife died from gun wounds.

 

It is alleged that four unknown armed suspects, two wearing balaclavas and hand cloves, arrived at TNT farm, pointed the domestic worker with firearms and instructed her to take them to the owner of the house.

 

Limpopo cops spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the men demanded money from the owner and during that process, fired shots at the couple.

 

Ngoepe said an undisclosed amount of money was stolen from the farmer's house.

 

He said it is not yet clear if other things were taken from the house.