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About Ann Smit
Ann Smit (1942 - 2018)
Brief overview:
Ann (86), attacked 28 May 2018, died 26 June 2018 from complications, head injuries, beaten with back of an axe.
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
- In July 2018, Lungisa was arrested in Missionvale and charged for the murder.
- In October 2018, Jika was arrested in Aliwal North and charged for the murder. Both accused were positively linked to the murder.
- Jika is also linked to two other murder cases committed in May and July 2018 - he is still awaiting trial for these cases.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- On 20 May 2019, Jika pleaded guilty to 6 housebreaking cases committed between January 2011 to July 2018 in the Kabega Park, Humewood and Mount Road areas.
- On 21 May 2019, Jika was sentenced to a total of 23 years, however some of the sentences are running concurrently therefore he will effectively spend 16 years behind bars.
- Sizwe Jika (28), and Junior Lungisa (20), were found guilty of murder, housebreaking and aggravated robbery on 13th February 2020. Jika and Lungisa will again appear in court on 14 April 2020, for sentencing.
- 25/02/2021: Sizwe Jika (28), was also sentenced for the murder of Anne Ferreira, as follows: 15 years for housebreaking with intent to rob, 10 years for kidnapping, 15 years for robbery aggravating, life sentence for rape and life sentence for murder. All the sentences with run concurrent to the life sentence.
- On 27 August 2020, he was sentenced for the murder of Kelly Bain (26) which he committed in July 2018. He was sentenced as follows: Murder – life imprisonment, Robbery Aggravated – 15 years, Theft - 5 years.
- He was also sentenced for eight other housebreaking cases committed between March and September 2018 – 5 years for each totalling 40 years and Illegal possession of ammunition – 1 year. All of these sentences will run concurrent with the life sentence.
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Ann Smit's Timeline
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1942
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| 2018 |
June 26, 2018
Age 76
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Kamma Park, Port Elizabeth, EC, South Africa
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