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Video: Scenes from Ventersdorp as Donovan Marx supporters gather
The four men accused in the attack on farmer Donovan Marx will spend the next three months in custody. They withdrew their bail application at the Ventersdorp Magistrates’ Court on Friday, according to AfriForum, Joburg Etc reports.
Why the case was postponed
The State asked for more time to obtain cellphone records and ballistic reports. The matter was postponed to 15 February 2027, and the accused remain in custody.
Marx (50) was attacked at his farm in Syferfontein, near Ventersdorp, on 28 October. When the men first appeared in court on 3 November, prosecutors described the incident as planned and premeditated. A fifth suspect had not yet had his case enrolled by that date.
Scenes from court and the hospital
Die vier verdagtes het hul aansoek om borg in hierdie stadium laat vaar. Die staat het gevra om die saak tot 15 Februarie uit te stel – onder meer om selfoonrekords en ballistiese verslae te kry.
Die saak word uitgestel na 15 Februarie 2027. Die verdagtes bly in aanhouding. Die hof word verdaag.
@AfriForum is vandag weer by die landdroshof in Ventersdorp waar die vier beskuldigdes in die wrede aanval op Donovan Marx verskyn om aansoek om borgtog te doen.
Plaasaanvalle is nie ‘net nog ’n misdaad’ nie.
https://t.co/laGOeFrPuDAfriForum (@afriforum) November 13, 2026
AfriForum’s footage shows the suspects in court. A separate clip, posted on TikTok by justice_forthe_voiceless, appears to show Marx leaving hospital. Staff and supporters surround him, singing a gospel song. His wife, Louise, has described his survival as a miracle.
AfriForum says ‘Farm attacks are not ‘just another crime’ and the organisation has been present at each hearing. The family has asked the public to let the legal process run its course. All four accused are presumed innocent until a court finds otherwise.
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