Man shot dead in farm robbery

Another Victim of the South African Farm Genocide

A man was shot dead in a robbery at a farmhouse in Hartebeesfontein, outside Brits, on Friday, North West police said.

Superintendent Lesego Metsi said the three men broke into the farmhouse while its occupants were sleeping at 3am.

Charles Smith was awoken by the intruders and was on his way to investigate when a robber fired a shot into the bedroom, hitting him in the stomach. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Brits Medi Clinic.