Adriaan Lochner

Adriaan Lochner (1985 - 2009)

Brief overview:

Adriaan (24), a caretaker at Mimosa Bricks in Meyerton. he was attacked and shot dead on a smallholding in Meyerton in January 2009.

Lochner and two of his friends went to the smallholding to buy liquor when they were attacked. A skirmish ensued and he was shot.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Lochner has a daughter, Chanté (3)
• 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
  • The murderers were arrested within 24 hours of the murder.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Petrus Senkie Zengele (28), Daniel Mohlahlwe (25), and Boikie Mohlahlwe (21)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • The three men were sentenced in the Vereeniging Regional Court to life imprisonment and another 15 years for the murder of Mr. Adriaan Lochner from Meyerton. They were found guilty on charges of murder and robbery one and a half years after the murder of Lochner.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000097199895939
• https://www.yumpu.com/nl/document/read/4451339/laai-af-die-lys-van-...