George Cronjé

George Cronjé (1964 - 2010)

Brief overview:

George (46), an area manager for Sandvik Mining Delmas and his colleague Charles Slabbert (45), were shot while on a business trip to a Komatipoort mine. George sustained to gunshot wounds to the chest and died. Charles sustained injuries to his face, chest, arm and hand, but survived.

The colleagues were apparently at a local restaurant and were on their way to the Komati River Chalets shortly after midnight when they got lost. Police spokesperson Gerald Sedibe, said a security guard, Arnold Mthethwa, claimed he found the two men driving along next to the train track in Suiddorp, Komatipoort. Mthethwa appeared briefly in the Komatipoort magistrate’s court for a remand date while the SAPS investigates further. He was released on his own cognisance.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • George leaves his wife Lorina/Louisa, and children, Melissa (21), and Gustav (18).
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/9qTqr
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100607180739/http://www.beeld.com/Sui...
• https://archive.is/Bc23y
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188931754828