A case of murder has been opened against a white farmer who tried to protect himself during a farm attack.<\/p>\n
The white farmer is in hospital after he was attacked and shot on his farm near Reitz, Free State police said on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree armed black men accosted him on his farm on Saturday afternoon. He was shot in the stomach and in one arm,\u201d Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said.<\/p>\n
The farmer, Andre Greenen, managed to shoot one of his attackers, who died on the scene.<\/p>\n
The other two fled on foot, Mophiring said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA case of murder and attempted murder has been opened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Greenen is still\u00a0in hospital. No arrests had been made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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