MR VAN STRAATEN
I told them of this plan.   We went into my vehicle and we drove to a couple of properties.   The particular property of Terblanche Transport was the third property past which we drove.   I saw the night watchman there.   The property was not clearly secured, there was only a chain which served as a gate.   The first thought that came to my mind was that it would be easy to gain entrance to the property.   We drove somewhat past, left the vehicle there and then decided that Willem and Dawid would first enter the property, with the purpose of tackling the night watchman and tying him up.   Gideon and myself then entered the property after them.   Upon entering the property, I saw that there were two night watchmen.   The moment we came next to them, Willem and Dawid each grabbed a night watchman.   I then knocked them over the head with a flashlight.   I then told Dawid and Gideon to go and see whether there were any ropes in the property with which we could tie up the night watchmen.   They came back and I then gave them instructions to guard the night watchmen.   Willem had already moved into the property by that time.   I moved deeper into the property and then found him at one of the trucks there.   He then told me that this particular truck is right in front of the gate, and that it would be easy for us to remove this particular vehicle.   We began
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opening up the vehicle and to prepare to remove it from the property.   While we were busy, I heard a noise, and I told Willem that I would go and see what was happening.    At the place where I left David with the one night watchman, I saw that he and the night watchman were struggling.   I approached and kicked against something on the ground, which I then picked up and it was the particular, an axe or whatever, with which I attacked the night watchman.   I then gave the chisel to Dawid and told him to look after the night watchman.   He then told me that he couldn't find any ropes, and I then told him to see to it that the night watchman would not get up again.   I returned to the vehicle, where I told Willem that one of the night watchman were now hurt with the chisel.  I told him that we would have to hurry up to remove the vehicle so that we could get away from this particular property.   He then started up the truck.   I returned to Dawid and told him to collect Gideon and open the gate so that we could leave the property with the truck.   He went to Gideon and told Gideon to get into the truck with Willem.  Dawid then took the chain which served as a gate, he opened that up, Willem and Gideon then left the property with the truck.   Dawid and I went in the opposite direction around the block and moved back to my own car.   We got into the car and picked up Willem and Gideon where they had left the truck.