Attackers kill farmer

A 46-year-old farmer was shot dead on a farm near Lichtenburg, North West police said.

Three men allegedly shot the man at Habernia Farm near Lichtenburg on Friday.

The suspect drove an unknown vehicle and accosted the farmer outside the farmhouse, pointed a firearm at him, and forced him into the house. There they used electric cord to tie the man up with his 75-year-old mother and demanded money.

It is alleged that the suspects shot the son in the head. He died at the scene and they fled. His mother managed to call for help and a (farm) worker untied her and they called police.