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About Catharina Elizabeth Ferreira
Catharina Elizabeth Ferreira (1968 - 2005)
Brief overview:
Catharina (36) was brutally attacked and stabbed to death on 11th April 2005.
Her husband, Petrus van Rooyen, a mechanic, was at the Hillcrest police station, where he was laying a complaint about a group of men hiding in the bushes and acting suspiciously a few days prior. He received a call from Catherine to say that they were back again. When he returned to his caravan on a smallholding he discovered Catherine's bloody body. The caravan had been ransacked.
The killers had stolen a DVD player, car radio and an angle grinder.
Petrus said that the gang had broken in a week prior and stolen blankets, a kettle and a microwave oven.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Street/Suburb
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- Two hours after Catherine was murdered, the police received a call to attend a murder scene at Oak Road, Pinetown, after a neighbour discovered the bludgeoned body of Frederick Esterhuizen (48).
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:
- Identity Number : 6812190060089
- Official cause of death : Unnatural causes
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Catharina Elizabeth Ferreira's Timeline
1968 |
December 19, 1968
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2005 |
April 11, 2005
Age 36
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Hillcrest, Durban , KZN, South Africa
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