Karl Reich

Karl Reich (1936 - 2018)

Brief overview:

Karl (82), went missing from his home.

On 24 September 2018, Karl Reich was kidnapped from his residence in Welkom and robbed of
his two vehicles. He was found murdered the following day under a bridge in a water tunnel in
Pretoria.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
• 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
  • Mojalefa Tseki (30), Thanki Dickson Motseki (29), and Ernest Pule Chambisso (36), were convicted of murder and robbery in the Bloemfontein High Court on 22 October 2021.
  • Tseki was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 12 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances.
  • Motseki was sentenced to life imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 15 years’ imprisonment for robbery with aggravated circumstances.
  • Chambisso was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 12 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. The sentences will run concurrently for each accused.

Additional Biographical Information:

"The State v Tseki and two others Mojalefa Tseki (30), Thanki Dickson Motseki (29) and Ernest Pule Chambisso (36) were convicted of murder and robbery in the Bloemfontein High Court on 22 October 2021. On 24 September 2018, Karl Reich was kidnapped from his residence in Welkom and robbed of his two vehicles. He was found murdered the following day under a bridge in a water tunnel in Pretoria. The matter was handed over to Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Bloemfontein for further investigation. Tseki was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 12 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. Motseki was sentenced to life imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 15 years’ imprisonment for robbery with aggravated circumstances. Chambisso was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment for pre-meditated murder and 12 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. The sentences will run concurrently for each accused." *https://www.npa.gov.za/sites/default/files/uploads/NPA%20NDPP%20Ann... (NPA report)

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/P8S8E
• http://archive.fo/5lBq4