A 65-year-old farm manager was stabbed dead during a suspected robbery at a Porterville farm on Monday. (Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
A Porterville farm manager has been stabbed to death in a predawn attack on Monday that saw a group of armed men storm and ransack the home he shared with his wife on the Tevrede farm in Porterville.
Western Cape police said they were on the hunt for the five unknown suspects who had forcefully entered the farmhouse just after 01:00 and stabbed the 65-year-old man to death.
“They tied up his wife while they ransacked the premises. The motive for this attack is believed to be robbery,” spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said.
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