Five Held in Brutal Attack on South African Farmer

WHO:

BBC - Donovan Marx, a 50-year-old South African farmer, was attacked.

BBC News - Right-wing groups have cited attacks on white farmers, who are often from the Afrikaner community, in claims of a genocide of white people.

ABC News World - South African police arrested five suspects connected to the robbery.

WHAT:

BBC - Five people were arrested after Marx was shot and tortured.

BBC News - Marx was shot and tortured.

ABC News World - Five suspects were arrested in connection with a violent farm robbery in which a farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.

BBC - The claim that there is a genocide against white people in South Africa has been widely discredited.

BBC News - The claim of a genocide of white people has been widely discredited.

WHERE:

BBC - The attack took place in South Africa.

BBC News - The attack took place in South Africa.

ABC News World - The arrests were made by police in South Africa.

WHY:

ABC News World - The attack was described as a violent farm robbery.

BBC - Right-wing groups have used attacks on white farmers to support claims of a genocide against white people.

HOW:

BBC - Marx was shot and tortured.

ABC News World - The farmer was shot and his ears were cut off.

(UPDATED November 2, 2026 19:05 UTC)

South African farmer Donovan Marx was shot and tortured during a violent farm robbery. Police arrested five suspects in connection with the attack on the fifty-year-old. Right-wing groups cite attacks on white farmers to allege genocide, a claim widely discredited.