Zimbabwe -- Norton farmer murdered (Commercial Farmers Union report om Ford murder, with pictures)

Commercial Farmers Union ^ | March 18, 2002

[Clive]

Norton farmer, Terry Ford of Gowrie Farm, who was in his mid-fifties, was bludgeoned to death sometime in the early hours of this morning, Monday 18th March 2002.

Just before midnight last night, a group of about twenty, suspected to consist of settlers and war veterans, approached the homestead area.  Mr Ford, who was alone in the house, immediately made a report to the Norton police station and alerted a neighbouring farmer.  At 02:15hrs this morning, Mr Ford contacted the neighbour to say that there still had been no police response and that he would remain vigilant and call for assistance if necessary.  Mr Ford's battered body was found in the early hours of this morning.

This farm is in vicinity of Winsor Farm, where looting took place last week and the farmer and his family were forced to vacate.  Also in the same area, the homestead at Wilbered Farm, owned by an 81 year old cancer victim who is away receiving medical treatment, was completely looted of all belongings. These incidents have been reported to the police at all levels.  Of the group of approximately 70 looters involved in these incidents, 3 have been arrested.

The Norton district is controlled by War Veteran leader, Mrs Rusike.  The war veteran base commander on Gowrie Farm is Cde Wamba.  Both are known to have been involved in the previous two looting incidents.

[nopardons]

Thank you for telling the facts / truth, to those who don't know any.

[wcbtinman]

You must be posting to someone else. I didn't advocate them going anywhere. I advocate that they stay and fight, and at this point kill their enemies.

Since, as I understand it, the govt has dis-armed them, I would, it it were legal to do so, collect and ship them some firearms and other weapons of war to help them.

I know they have nowhere to go, and a look over my shoulder at the future indicates that a similar scenario is possible here in the US. I ain't gonna run from here either, even if I could. The US is my home, and I'm gonna retaliate in kind if the same tactics are used against Americans.