Brian George Bland

Brian George Bland (1933 - 2004)

Brief overview:

Brian (70), a retired Milnerton, Cape Town, traffic officer who was beaten to death during a hijacking probably died because of brain swelling, or because he choked on his own blood after his nose was smashed. This was the verdict of a pathologist who submitted a report into the death of a Brian George Bland. She also said he could have suffocated after blood ran into his trachea when his nasal bones were broken in the attack. Bland's body was found dumped near the Portuguese Club in Rugby on January 3, 2004. Bland's nasal bones were fractured.

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
  • Justin Shane Norton (21), of Tygerhof, brothers Arthur (22), and Wesley Lancaster (20), and Morné Moosa Snyman (29), all of Milnerton, have pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and robbery. Snyman's brother Bryan (19), was also arrested but has turned State witness.

Additional Biographical Information:

• https://www.gendatabase.com/deceased-record.php?q=3232014&r=BRIAN%2...

Links to Media articles:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060720212341/http://crimepages.co.za:...