Aurelina Isidora Ribeiro

Aurelina Isidora Ribeiro (1940 - 2005)

Brief overview:

Aurelina (65), a Portugese woman, originally from Achadas Da Cruz, Madeira, was strangled to death, and her husband, Cirineu (72), was assaulted, at their home in Tulisa Park, Johannesburg, on 18th December 2005. The couples son, José, went to check on his parents when he was unable to contact them. Aurelina was found in the passage, and Cirineu was found with his hands tied up behind his back, and in a serious condition.

Cirineu Ribeiro, who lost both of his legs from diabetes, suffered a broken arm.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • Aurelina was the 15th person of Portuguese-descendant to die as a victim of crime in South Africa in 2005.

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Three guns, jewellery and cash amounting to 300 Euro's was 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:

• Official cause of death : Unnatural causes

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/TsHQv
• http://archive.fo/TsHQv
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1018963
• https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1018960