Antony Stewart Wrede

Antony Wrede (1963 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Antony (44), was shot on Friday, November 09 2007 in Kenmare, Johannesburg, and died the following day. Nothing was stolen.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• 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:

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4134723 November 19, 2007 Edition 1

It's time to stop being apathetic to crime in SA

My husband, Antony Wrede, was shot and killed on Friday, November 11 2007 [error ?] and nothing was stolen.

He died in vain but his last brave act was trying to save my children and I. I am sick and tired of the apathy of the man in the street towards crime.

I am also guilty, in the past, of being apathetic toward crime but now it has hit very close to home and I realise just how devastating it is. It shatters your life and changes everything about your future. If I can prevent another family going through this I will.

I am tired of having thoughts of emigration to feel safe. This is my home and I will NOT let these vermin chase me away from my home and family.

Who the hell do they think they are? I am tired of criminals feeding off us like parasites and all we do is send in petitions and organise marches. I applaud your crime line but it's too little, too late.

I want the death sentence reinstated and I will fight until my last breath to see that this is done. I admire Madiba, but he set in motion terrible consequences.

There are a lot of people (all cultures) who have had enough and I am asking for their support to do something constructive. I am not talking about vigilante groups but people who want to see a safe SA.

If the vermin that shot my husband knew that if they were caught they would die, they would have hesitated and at least given my husband a fair chance.

I am very upset that my husband's death will become just another statistic.

Jo-Anne Wrede Kenmare, Johannesburg

WE LOVE YOU ANTONY!

So sudden. So shocking. So undeserved.

Such loss to family and friends. Immeasurable.

Antony, so likable and easy to befriend.

A man who loved and cherished his family more than anything else,

With thought only to their well-being.

And, ‘best friend’ to siblings, nieces and nephews, to ‘in-laws’ and to friends…

Antony. We miss you so. We love you so.

Always fun loving, laughing, teasing and happy,

Yet, resourceful, dependable, affectionate, solid and strong …

Perhaps even sometimes argumentative and stubborn!

Yet, always there, with love, laughter and big bear hugs for all.

Forever learning, never afraid of any challenge …

And never a one to miss serious discussion and debate -

With the last word always his!

Antony, you are now with God. And, every time we hear thunder …

We’ll know you’re again ‘debating’ some or other issue with Him!

Antony so loved children, and shared such a special bond with many.

Even now, he’ll be watching over his family and the many children who touched his life.

Who knows, maybe he’ll even be playing cricket, or teaching the Angels to play hockey.

Watch for his face in the clouds as he jives and dives in ‘touch rugby’!

He was a dreamer. Dreaming of beautiful places.

Dreaming of doing so many things.

Many would seem impossible, but he never stopped dreaming.

And so many of us will keep dreaming of Antony.

Keeping his memory alive and real.

Remembering his stories. The bellyaches of laughs.

Antony, you have reached your final resting place

We miss you so very much

But we know that you are in a good place

And your soul is at rest and at peace.

Antony. We miss you so. We love you so.

And you will never be forgotten.

Poem by Caroline Tointon

Links to Media articles:

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