Barbara Esme Fenton

Barbara Fenton (1944 - 2018)

Brief overview:

Barbara (74), was found dead in her home in Raceview, Alberton, on 1st September 2018. She had been strangled to death, and her body was found by her son-in-law.

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
  • Two suspects, Johnny du Plooy and Shaun Oosthuizen were, were arrested for her murder. They were linked to various other murders of older people.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • The trial took place at Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court. After numerous hearings, the pair were convicted of the murder of Barbara, and found guilty of aggravated robbery on December 9th 2019, and sentenced on December 11th 2019.
  • The accused admitted that they tied her legs with a blue cloth and covered her mouth with cloth. They also admitted to stealing jewellery before they left her Barbara's house.
  • Oosthuizen received life imprisonment for his murder count and 25 years for the count of robbery with aggravating circumstances. Du Plooy received life imprisonment for his murder count and 20 years jail time for the robbery with aggravating circumstances.

Additional Biographical Information:

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