Pictures: Fairview informal settlers kill and harm horses at Port Elizabeth farm during protests
Police in Port Elizabeth are reporting that a mob of around hundred and fifty to two hundred informal settlers stormed Fairview stables farm and freed about 28 horses during the morning during a protest.
Angry informal settlers entered Fairview stables farm just before 6 am and the police were alerted about the intrusion at around 06:00.
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Angry protesters were still gathered around the property when the police arrived.
The horses were harmed and moved from the stables by stoning and assaulting. The protesters were carrying sticks and sharp objects as the horses scattered in all directions.
One horse was killed during the protest and was found with bleeding stabbing wounds. Information on the ground revealed the horse was stabbed and assaulted by sharp objects, sticks and stones.
All the horses were found and accounted for while injuries are being treated by the Port Elizabeth Anti Animal Cruelty.
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The motive behind the protests and damage to property is yet to be established.
Public Order Policing will remain in the area to monitor the situation and quell possible attacks.
The property owner opened a case of malicious damage to property and the police is currently investigating the incident.
The police went on to warn social media users against misleading people by posting fake images and narrations of the story as the facts have been published.
Police are warning social media users to refrain from posting false information relating to the incident as this can cause the current situation to escalate into confusion and retaliatory conduct by the community. Any person who publishes, distributes, discloses, transmits, circulates or spreads false information or fake news is guilty of an offence and may be prosecuted, the police said.
Pictures: Fairview informal settlers kill and harm horses at Port Elizabeth farm during protests