Farm Safety Concern Erongo Region: Another Farm Attack

Karibib area  where the attacked occured

Farm safety (and stock theft) remains a concern in Erongo region as jet another farm attack happened on the 23rd of January 2013 on the farm Riksburg in the Karibib area. The same farm where Mrs. Lottie Jooste was brutally attacked on the 9th of  November 2009. She later died in hospital as a result of her injuries. 

Mr. Albert Jooste, son of late Mrs.Lottie Jooste was attacked Wednesday evening, 23 January 2013 around 22:15 on farm Riksburg by 3 assailants as he returned from a barbecue on the neighbors farm. He was shot at, beaten and tied up. The attackers were apparently Oshiwambo speaking, and were looking for weapons and money.  Mr. Jooste managed to escape to a laborers house where he managed to make a cellphone call to the Police and his neighbor who arrived shortly afterwards. The assailants manged to disappear with the keys of his vehicle.

Read more (in Afrikaans) at: http://www.republikein.com.na/politiek-en-nasionale/misdaad/drie-booswigte-takel-boer-in-nag.162812.php

Farm Kanona and Kasandara in the Omaruru area that was attacked during November 2012.  Read more at:  http://agrialert.blogspot.com/2012/11/farm-violence-again-gangs-attack-farms.html