? Botha

Mr Botha (1956 - 2001)

Brief overview:

Mr Botha (45), a neighbouring farmer, was killled when he arrived and knocked on Janse van Vuuren's, door. When there was no reply he walked round the house. When he passed a window one of the attackers fired a shot at him, fatally hitting him below the left eye.

Janse van Vuuren (77), who lived alone on his farm in the North West Province, had gone outside in the morning when three men overpowered and assaulted him. They forced grass into his mouth in order to silence him. They then dragged him into the house and tied him up in the bedroom. The attackers opened the safe and robbed a pistol and a revolver. The attackers then fled on foot.

Extract from The Final Report Committee of Inquiry Farm Attack July 2003
CASES ON THE NOCOC DATABASE: DECEMBER 2001

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• 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
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000071918398439
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000195321241854