BRUTAL! Elderly man's ear hacked off during a farm attack

Photo: RUSA

BRUTAL! Elderly man’s ear hacked off during a farm attack

A 61-year-old man’s ear was hacked off after he was attacked by three men on a farm in Tongaat during the early hours of Tuesday.

BRUTAL! Elderly man's ear hacked off during a farm attack

Photo: RUSA

Paramedics said a 61-year-old man’s ear was hacked off after he was attacked by three men on a farm in Tongaat during the early hours of Tuesday. 

THE MAN WAS ASSAULTED AND QUESTIONED 

According to Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) spokesperson Prem Balram, the man is a worker on the farm. 

“The elderly man was asleep in a compound on a farm when suspects broke the door leading into his room at approximately 03:00. 

“They assaulted him and questioned him regards to where the brush cutters were stored. During the assault, the suspects hacked the man’s ear off,” Balram said.

THE INJURED MAN WAS FOUND A POOL OF BLOOD HOURS LATER

He said the robbers fled empty-handed. 

The injured man’s colleague discovered him several hours later lying in a pool of blood.

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call for assistance at approximately 07:13. On arrival, the severed ear of the man was discovered on the ground next to him,” Balram said.

THE MAN’S SEVERED EAR WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND 

The man was stabilised on the scene before being transported to the hospital by a private ambulance service.

Meanwhile, in another brutal farm attack an 89-year-old woman was beaten to death with a chair by a 15-year-old in her home at Breeland farm on Sunday.

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THIS HORRIFIC ATTACK? 

Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said the teenage boy arrived at Breeland farm, Slanghoek in Rawsonville on Sunday at around 11:40. 

“The burglar door was open, and the boy entered the dwelling. When he was approached by the woman, he used a chair to assault the woman,” he said. 

The 89-year-old woman was declared deceased on the scene by the medical personnel.

“A 15-year-old boy was arrested and detained on a charge of murder and house robbery,” Swartbooi said. 

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