Ann Elizabeth Thesen

Ann Elizabeth Thesen (1931 - 2003)

Brief overview:

Ann (72), a retired nurse, and her son, Gerald, arrived at their home in Somerset West, after going shopping, and were brutally attacked by two robbers already in the house. Gerald was dragged from the kitchen to the bathroom, tied up, and while one attacker held him down, the other stabbed him four times, also in his lung, which punctured. He tried to warn his mother, but was stabbed again. Ann was also held down, and stabbed 14 times. Ann did not survive. Gerald managed to crawl to the phone and call the police.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Ann's son, Gerald who due to his extensive injuries he was hospitalised for nearly a month at the Tygerberg Hospital, and missed his mothers funeral.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • The murderers stole a camera, cellphone and two silver chains.
• 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
  • Dumisani Ndlaba and Nkululeko Jezile
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • In June 2003, the accused killers, Ndlaba and Jezile, plead not guilty to murdering Ann, and to the attempted murder of Gerald. The case continued, but no report of the sentencing can be found.

Additional Biographical Information:

• Identity Number : 3003070008082
• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes (Case Ref: STDR65)
• Ann married Anthony Raymond Thesen on 27/01/1962

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/Vwarx
• https://archive.is/mtPZf
• http://archive.is/WgOUh