Andre L van der Merwe

Andre van der Merwe "Brood" (1962 – 2011)

Brief overview:

Andre (49), a farmer was murdered and his body dragged behind his bakkie (ute) outside Ottosdal on Saturday night, 30th April 2011.

They held him at gunpoint while they ransacked the house for money, "They shot him in the chest, the back, and in the head, then used [the farmer's] bakkie to drag him for about 1.2km before the bakkie rolled."

According to Ngubane his body was still tied to the Toyota LDV when police arrived on the scene on the Ottosdal-Delareyville road.

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
  • One of the alleged murderers was arrested there and led police to his two accomplices. It was suspected that some cattle may have been stolen in the attack.
• 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.ph/wApbB
• http://archive.fo/xHo7A
• http://archive.fo/mGeE
• http://archive.fo/jMG8I
• https://tinyurl.com/yytn89e5
• http://archive.fo/xrtsX
• https://www.afriforum.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/The-reality-...
• https://archive.ph/ro1PL
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000097319755070
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000105285819922