Pieter Gerhardus Honeyborne

Pieter Honeyborne (1954 – 2009)

Brief overview:

Piet, (55), was shot dead in his home on the farm on April 30 2009.

"I feel like a traitor. I don't want to stay on the farm anymore. Did my father die for nothing? "

That was the reaction of Mr. Pieter Honeyborne of the farm Goedehoop near Blinkpan, between Middelburg and Bethal, on the ongoing "harassment and intimidation" endured by their family.

“My hands feel cut off. We want to act, but no longer know what to do. The moment we take any action, we are targeted. ”

He has also complained to the police several times, including arson, illegal hunting on the farm and stray dogs, but says no action has ever taken place.

"Some of the cops are working with the troublemakers," he claims.

Last Friday, police arrested him on a charge of theft after he caught five youngsters on the act of stealing wood on the farm.

"I picked up their wheelbarrow, with my wood in it, and went home."

He is due to appear in court next month.

“It all started four years ago when a worker was fired. He returned to the farm shortly thereafter and began illegally squatting, ”Honeyborne said.

Because there are farm workers who have been working for the Honeybornes for generations, and they feared the workers will also be intimidated, nothing has ever been done to remove the illegal squatters.

Two years ago, the problems increased sharply after Honeyborne Jr. Shot a lot of the man's dogs. This after the dogs tore up a cow and a calf.

This past weekend, his home was broken into. After the burglary, the Blinkpan police said he did not want to help again.

Police protection was only given on Sunday night after out of despair at the provincial detective chief of Mpumalanga, dir. Tony Gama, sought.

“We are too scared to stay on the farm at night. After work we pack our bags and go elsewhere overnight. We don't want to go on like this anymore. But we can't quit either. Three hundred other people on the farm depend on us. ”

Insp. Blinkpan police spokesperson Sarel Smit said a two-hour patrol had already been decided for the farm.

On actions against the illegal squatter, Smit said they were still waiting for Honeyborne to give them a statement.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

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• Weapons
• Items Stolen
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• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

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• Arrests
  • Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder.
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Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/IrbxK
• http://archive.fo/1b6bx
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000194400365822

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