Andre Potgieter

Leon Andre Potgieter (1937 - 2009)

Brief overview:

Leon André (72), the well known Afrikaans author/journalist died at the Pelonomi hospital in the Free State from trauma incurred during an armed attack at his smallholding in Waterbron near Bloemfontein. He was bashed with a carjack and an angle-iron while asleep in his bed - and forensic examinations have shown that he also was stabbed with a knife in a ‘clearly ferocious assault’ on the sleeping man.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • He is survived by his wife Mara, sons Leon and Piet, and four grandsons.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Smallholding on Jan Coetzeelaan, Waterbron outside Bloemfontein
• 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
  • Two arrested men, Joseph Lechuti (36) and Isaac Molefe (24) are being charged with murder at the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court on Wednesday, June 24 2009, reports Beeld journalist Loraine Kalp. Thus far, no known motive has been provided for the ferocity of this murder.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000188441934848
• http://web.archive.org/web/20090806074933/http://jv.news24.com/Beel...
• https://nolstuijt.wordpress.com/category/nieuws-en-politiek/
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 23 2019, 5:48:07 UTC