Andries Loots

Andries Loots (1957 - 2020)

Brief overview:

Andries (63), was shot with a AK47 on farm between Welkom and Virginia in the Free State, on 25th October 2020. Andries, who is a general worker on the farm, and a security guard were inspecting the pig pens when they were attacked. He was shot through his arm, lungs and heart and AK47 cartridges were found at the scene.

Andries Loots’ daughter, Helena Steyn, and a colleague, Etienne Kruger, are both employed on the Number 2 Steenwyk farm, but farming activities will soon end because the attacks and murders have become unbearable.

“They steal seven pigs a night and attacks occur up to three times a week,” says Steyn. “First they stole pigs and then they started stealing the pens constructed with corrugated iron sheets.”

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

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.netwerk24.com/Nuus/Misdaad/skerp-toename-in-plaasaanval...
• https://archive.vn/AnH6A
• https://www.facebook.com/plaasmoordaksie/posts/2480256645612149