Overview
- Clive Boois, Marlon Booysen and Clive Storm were charged with attempted murder and theft out of a motor vehicle, according to the National Prosecuting Authority.
- The three accused declined to seek bail at the Lamberts Bay Magistrate’s Court, and the matter was postponed to 25 May for further investigation.
- Farmer Hugo Louw remains in critical condition in a Cape Town hospital after sustaining multiple head injuries and being airlifted from the scene.
- Police reported finding a slaughtered sheep near the site and arresting suspects with blood-stained clothing as probes into attempted murder and stock theft continue.
- Western Cape MEC Ivan Meyer, Agri Western Cape and local communities condemned the attack and called for stronger policing, specialist detective support and closer cooperation with farm and neighborhood watches.