{"id":283250,"date":"2019-11-07T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=283250"},"modified":"2019-11-07T20:54:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:54:15","slug":"farm-attacker-found-hiding-in-weaver-bird-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=283250","title":{"rendered":"Farm attacker found hiding in weaver bird nest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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THE Namibian Police once again upheld their sterling record for solving every incident of violent farm attacks when three suspects involved in the attack on the elderly Mr. Andries van Vuuren, his wife Nina and one of their farm workers were apprehended less than 24 hours after the incident.<\/p>\n

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The 76-year-old Mr. Van Vuuren was severely assaulted by three assailants on Farm Kentani in the district of Kalkrand late on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to Windhoek for emergency medical treatment after six of his ribs were broken during the attack. He is currently out of danger.<\/p>\n

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The swift response from members of the farming community of Kalkrand, Hoachanas and Uhlenhorst saw the initial arrest of two suspects within hours of the attack. The arrest of the third suspect followed shortly before lunch time on Thursday when the Namibian Police deployed teams of trackers and dogs as well as a helicopter from the Namibian Police\u2019s Air Wing.<\/p>\n

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The relentless search for the third suspect ended when the he was tracked down where he was hiding in a huge weaver bird nest in the top of a tree.<\/p>\n

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The attacker climbed up the tree and into the nest in an attempt to evade the police tracking team and their dogs.<\/p>\n

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