A brutal farm attack was carried out on the night of 8 September 2021, at 20:00, in Kortfontein between Koster and Derby in the North West province. Chris Barnard and his wife Hesta were attacked in their home by three assailants and tortured for four hours.
Chris was severely assaulted and also beaten with a wheel wrench and a whip. His wife Hesta was burned with a hot iron and also severely assaulted. The perpetrators also cut off some of her hair with a knife.
The evil farm attackers looted the house during the four-hour ordeal while constantly cruelly torturing the couple. The attackers finally fled the scene around midnight with the couple’s pickup truck, electrical equipment and other household items.
Hesta managed to call for help and notify the farmers neighbourhood watch and other role players responded. Both Chris and Hesta have been admitted to hospital with serious injuries. The attack is being investigated by police, but there have been no arrests
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