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       Farm attack: Man begged for life (April 11, 2017)
       By: Hawk Date: April 4, 2018, 6:45 pm
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       SOURCE : LowVelder
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       Farm attack: Man begged for life
       “Before they killed him, I could hear him screaming so hard,
       asking them not to kill him. But they did”
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       BARBERTON – Peet van Es (55) begged his attackers to spare his
       life before he was brutally murdered during a farm attack in his
       home on Friday night.
       His wife, Ms Arine Prins, recounted the night of horror to
       Lowvelder on Saturday. “Don’t kill me, you can take anything you
       want” she recalls hearing.
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       He was nonetheless stabbed to death, while Prins and a friend,
       Mr Michael Watt, were assaulted by five armed men. She said the
       attackers wore balaclavas. They entered the house at Moseley
       Farm on the R40 outside Barberton shortly after 20:00.
       ALSO READ: Man killed and two assaulted during farm attack
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       Van Es and Prins were originally from the Netherlands, but moved
       to South Africa many years ago. Prins was badly bruised. She
       told the newspaper that three armed men entered the house and
       two followed them later. “My husband was sleeping upstairs and
       we were downstairs when they arrived. They told us to be quiet
       and immediately took my phone. They tied our hands and legs
       using speaker wires.
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       “They assaulted me, demanding to know where we kept the safe.
       They covered my head with a plastic bag and used a pillow trying
       to suffocate me. They put me on the water bed and tried to rape
       me, but couldn’t.”
       During her ordeal, some of the men went upstairs and stabbed her
       husband in the back. She wasn’t sure how many.
       “Before they killed him, I could hear him screaming so hard,
       asking them not to kill him. But they did,” she said. “He told
       them to take anything they wanted, but that didn’t stop them.
       “They took the jewellery I was wearing and other things in the
       house before leaving. After they left, I screamed for help.
       Fortunately the neighbours heard me,” said Prins.
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       The suspects left after 00:00. Hi-Tech Barberton arrived at the
       scene first. Mr Sakkie Dednam of Hi-Tech said they received the
       call-out at 00:36 and responded immediately. Officers arrived at
       00:50. “Upon their arrival, the deceased was already dead,” he
       said.
       According to police spokesman, Brig Leonard Hlathi, they are
       investigating the murder and house robbery. Nobody has been
       arrested.  He confirmed that Van Es was stabbed with an unknown
       object when a struggle ensued between him and the suspects.
       They stole various electrical appliances, including televisions
       and the victim’s vehicle. The vehicle was later discovered
       abandoned in Brander Street, Mbombela by Hi-Tech Nelspruit, said
       according to business employees in the area it was likely
       abandoned there since the weekend. “A community member who read
       the article spotted it and informed us. Some of the people said
       they first saw it on Monday morning,” Police were were also
       called to the scene.
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       Provincial police commissioner, Lt Gen Mondli Zuma, condemned
       the attack. “To anyone that is involved in this kind of evil,
       you can run but you cannot hide. It is only a matter of time
       before we catch you, then send you to where people like you
       belong,” said Zuma.
       Anyone with information that may assist the investigation can
       call Lt Col Ruben Pilusa on 071-525-1839 or their nearest police
       station.
       A memorial will be held for Van Es on the farm at 15:00 on
       Friday.
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