Anna-Marie Potgieter

Anna-Marie Potgieter (1966 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Capt Anna-Marie (39), a detective at the unit concerned with domestic violence, child protection and sexual crimes on the East Rand, was murdered on 17 January 2007 at a friend's farm near Vereeniging. Her body was only found the next day under a pile of corrugated iron sheets .

Capt. Anna-Marie Potgieter was involved in an arbitration case with the police for three years to be promoted. Two weeks after she was killed, she was promoted to superintendent.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • Lorraine Esterhuizen and her sister, Jessie le Roux, and their parents cannot continue without the closure that the trial will bring.
• Funeral/Memorial
  • Hundreds of policemen, including comm. Perumal Naidoo, Gauteng police chief, attended Potgieter's funeral in Balfour, Mpumalanga.
• 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
  • Two suspects - John Tsilelo Dlhomo (22), and Justice Artory (24), were arrested shortly afterwards
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • Dlhomo and Artory's trial was postponed for six months in November last year and last week with nine more months. Judge Max Labe of the circuit court in Vereeniging said he was sorry about the postponement, but the court rolls are full and he is already handling another trial.

Additional Biographical Information:

• Identity Number: 6610120171087
• Cause of Death: SKIETWONDE

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/wVqwr
• https://archive.ph/cMmLO
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000097322137015
• https://truecrimesouthafrica.com/captain-anna-marie-potgieter/ (True Crime South Africa podcast)