News24 | 'Senseless killing' - West Coast farmer, 72, killed and wife injured in brutal attack

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Willem van der Westhuizen.

Willem van der Westhuizen.

Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for five suspects who stormed a house on Ronderug Farm near the Orionskraal route in the vicinity of Vanrhynsdorp, killing a 72-year-old farmer and seriously injuring his wife on Monday night.

The farmer, Willem van der Westhuizen, suffered a stab wound to his neck.  

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Malcolm Pojie, said the faces of the suspects were covered with balaclavas when they broke into the farmhouse through the back door.

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