“It is as cruel and unexpected as a shark attack” – Victims of farm attacks and farm murders tell their stories
15 October 2018
Three victims whose lives have been changed by farm attacks and farm murders, today told their stories to the world in a filmed discussion in Pretoria. They also reacted to the recent statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that there wasn’t something like farm murders in South Africa.
Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, opened the discussion by saying that it was now important to tell victims’ stories rather than debating incessantly over the statistics.
Dalene Muller, whose husband Johnny was shot through the head, but survived the attack and was also present at today’s discussion, says that it is a miracle that Johnny still lives. “He was shot at very close range,” she tells.
“The farm is our home, our hearth. Johnny is a trained farmer, and to farm is what he does. It is impractical and financially impossible to live anywhere else,” Dalene answers the question why they still live on the farm after the attack.