Barend Christian Greyling

Barend Greyling (1959 – 2017)

Brief overview:

Brief Biography:

• The Victim and Family
  • BC Greyling (Barend Christian) (59) fatally shot in chest, attempted murder of BC's wife Marlette (57) shot in shot in the hand and stomach, Magdaleen (86) unharmed, hid under table.
• The Farm/Smallholding
  • Leeukuil farm
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
  • 16/05/2017 (PM)
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • 9mm pistol, .303 revolver, ammunition, jewellery, computer, 3 mobile phones, laptop (recovered) and a white Toyota Hilux bakkie
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
  • 7
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Joseph Zakenya (32), Musona Nyathi (35), Neo Frans Khubone (27), Tebogo Lawrence Mogolotsane (28), Small Mokgele (29), Knowledge Nyathi (36) Zakaria Nyalimathe (34)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
  • South Africa, Zimbabwe
• Trial/Conviction
  • 27/6/18 Zacharia Nyalimathe (34) found guilty N/W High Court, Mahikeng will be sentenced 26/6/2018. Nyalimathe sentenced life charges of murder, further 68 years on the other nine charges. Co-accused, Tebogo Lawrence Mogolotsane, 28, Joseph Zakeya, 32, Neo Frans Khubone, 27, each sentenced to 76 years after pleading guilty to the charges.

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.fo/PPsEw
• http://archive.fo/wxMq2
• http://archive.fo/pnC9O
• https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/north-west/manhunt-l...
• https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/north-west/farmer-de...
• https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2017/05/17/two-murders-on-sa-farms...

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