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Four attackers chanted “Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer” in a BRUTAL farm attack in KwaZulu-Natal.

THE ATTACKERS CHANTED ‘KILL THE BOER, KILL THE FARM’ BEFORE THEY STABBED HER

According to Afriforum spokesperson for community safety, Jacques Broodryk, the attack happened during the early morning hours of 17 August 2023.

“A couple from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal were severely assaulted on their farm while their attackers shouted, “Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer”.”

He said four attackers forced their way into the farmhouse of Tim Platt and his wife, Amanda.

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FOUR ATTACKERS SEVERELY ASSUALTED THE COUPLED

The attackers entered the house by breaking down the front door and security gate, as well as a window and burglar bars.

“I shouted, ‘just go!’ and he leaned over the door grabbing me … hitting me on the arm with some object, then he pulled me so hard while shouting ‘Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer’! I managed to loosen his grip and got away and ran to set the alarm off again, but in vain! They were ruthless and persistent – nothing deterred them, not even the alarm nor the fact we were fighting back,”

said Amanda.

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Amanda was beaten with a bolt cutter and lead pipes and eventually stabbed with a spear. While her husband was still trying to fight off the attackers, she managed to escape and returned armed to save her husband. Upon her return, the attackers had already fled.

SHE WAS BEATEN WITH A BOLT CUTTER, LEAD PIPES AND STABBED WITH A SPEAR

Thanks to the swift response of the local farming community and civilian safety structures, six suspects, including the getaway drivers, were apprehended.

Broodryk said the chanting of ‘Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer’ is nothing but inciting violence against a minority group.

CHANTING OF ‘KILL THE BOER, KILL THE FARMER’ IS INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINS A MINORTY GROUP

“I can only assume that those who try to tell us that the song is just a metaphor, actually support these attacks.

“AfriForum has 168 neighbourhood- and farm watches countrywide with roughly 11,000 trained volunteers. We will continue to expand these safety networks and continue to train more volunteers to fight back against this scourge of cowardice attacks. I applaud Mrs Platt for her bravery,”

concludes Broodryk.

AFRIFORUM WILL APPEAL THE COURT’S DECISION NEXT MONTH THAT THIS SONG IS NOT HATE SPEECH

AfriForum will appear in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on 4 September to appeal the Equality Court’s decision that the “Kill the Boer” chant is not hate speech.

“As the evidence keeps mounting that chants like ‘Kill the Boer’ in fact have horrific real-world effects, it becomes increasingly difficult for those excusing it not to appear apathetic to violent crime victims when they happen to be farmers,”

said Ernst Van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.

Attackers chant ‘Kill the boer, kill the farmer’ in BRUTAL farm attack (thesouthafrican.com)