Former Springbok hooker Lukas van Biljon, 47, was stabbed during a robbery at his family’s farm in the Free State.
The attack occurred late Friday night, leaving Van Biljon injured and his 70-year-old father, André van Biljon, shot and wounded.
The incident unfolded when six armed men forcibly entered the Van Biljon family’s residence in Oranjeville. According to News24, Captain Loraine Earle, spokesperson for the Free State police, provided details about the horrifying incident.
She stated, ‘It is alleged that six armed men entered the house.
The rugby player’s father tried to call for backup from other farmers on the radio, but the robbers fired several shots and he was wounded in the chest and hand.’
Meanwhile, Lukas van Biljon faced a brutal assault, suffering multiple stab wounds at the hands of the attackers.
The assailants also subjected the Van Biljon children to a traumatic ordeal, tying them up with cable ties.
Thankfully, the swift action of law enforcement led to the apprehension of two of the alleged perpetrators.
Police set up a roadblock in Viljoensdrift shortly after the attack, arresting two men aged 32 and 42.
However, this leaves four individuals still at large, and a comprehensive search is underway to bring them to justice.
The recovery of the getaway vehicle, a Range Rover, on Strydom Street in Oranjeville provides a vital clue in the ongoing investigation.
Authorities are meticulously working to gather evidence and piece together the events of that fateful night.
Prompted by this incident, an “activation plan” involving police and local farmers was put into action, blocking all roads in the vicinity.
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The two suspects appeared in court on charges relating to an attack on a farm in the Free State at the weekend.
Van Biljon was stabbed several times and his father, aged 70, was shot during the attack.
It is alleged that a gang of six men entered the family farm in Oranjeville on Friday night.
Provincial police spokesperson Captain Loraine Earle said police attended to the call-out at the smallholding.
She said van Biljon’s father, André, tried to call for backup from other farmers nearby, but the attackers shot at him.
He sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and hand.
She said the ex-Bok was stabbed and children inside the house had their hands tied with cable ties.
The suspects fled in a Range Rover, later recovered in Strydom Street.
By Agencies
