Six killed in farm attacks in first quarter of 2025 - SAPS
Police say six people were killed in
farm-related attacks in the country in first quarter of the year, with
KwaZulu-Natal topping the list.
"We had eight counts in 2024 for the same period, and currently we have six counts. This is a reduction of two counts," said Crime Registrar of the SAPS, Major-General Thulare Sekhukhune.
"KwaZulu-Natal had two murders that were classified as farm-related, and then [the] Free State had one, Gauteng [had] one, Limpopo and Mpumalanga had one each."
Briefing parliament on Wednesday, Sekhukhune said the victims included farm owners and dwellers.
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"Two people were classified as employees on the farm. One was classified as a farm dweller, and then we had two that were classified as farmers. One [was] in the Free State and [another was] in Limpopo," Sekhukhune told Parliament.
"We also had one that was classified as a farm murder that happened in the province of KwaZulu-Natal."
Earlier this year, three young women were knocked over and killed by a farmer in Dalton, near Greytown.
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