Yet another family that has fallen victim to the atrocities in South Africa and what the Boer farmers face on a daily basis. There is not one person in South Africa who has not been touched by violence, whether directly or indirectly.

  Traumatised

children, but they didn't respond.

"Then one of them shot my husband. I didn't see it because he was behind me but my two older girls saw it. The two younger children were round the corner but all of them saw the body and blood.

"Gregory was saying 'the doctors are going fix my daddy up, he's going to be OK." I'm not sure he realises what's happened yet.'

She went with her husband to hospital but doctors told her that his head injuries were so severe he could not be saved. 'He was a wonderful man, gregarious and a great father,' she added. 'He wasn't the type to come home, sit on the settee and watch TV - he'd play with the kids, cook or do something useful. He was fit and very strong and I love him very much and am going to miss him terribly.'

Mr Picton-Turbervill had two other sons from previous relationships, one of whom, Jamie, 21, was flying out from the UK last night along with Mr Picton-Turbervill's mother.

His funeral is planned for Thursday after which his ashes will be scattered back in Wales at the famil's estate at the former Benedictine priory of Ewenny, Corntown, in the Vale of Glamorgan.

DON'T MOVE TO SOUTH AFRICA OR GO ON HOLIDAY THERE.

YOU MIGHT NOT SURVIVE THE TRIP.