NORTH WEST. — Donovan Marx (50) is fighting for his life in a Potchefstroom hospital following an exceptionally brutal farm attack between Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp. Marx was tortured during the attack and shot in the back. On Wednesday morning, doctors were still attempting to remove the bullet.
Dr. Corné Mulder, FF Plus-LP, said the details of the torture are so distressing that the party does not wish to make them public. According to information currently available, the attack occurred after a family member left the farm shortly before 08:00 to go to work. One of the farm workers was allegedly bound by the attackers but managed to escape later and raise the alarm.
A search for the suspects was launched, but according to the FF Plus statement, they remained at large. They allegedly fled the scene in Marx's bakkie. The FF Plus expresses its heartfelt sympathy and prayers to Marx and his loved ones.
The FF Plus said farm attacks are often accompanied by serious violence and torture and calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise farm attacks and farm murders. The party also criticises the president's handling of these crimes.
Nuusflits requested police comment. Captain Majang Skalkie, police spokesperson, told Nuusflits that police were still present at the active crime scene.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
