Charl George Smuts

Charl Smuts (1984 - 2009)

Brief overview:

Charl (25), an IT specialist who lived in Krugersdorp, and worked in Lonehill, Johannesburg, was shot dead by three armed perpetrators (who appeared to be South Africans), on a friends smallholding in Hartbeesfontein. The gang had torn down the front door of the farmhouse at 03h00 on Friday 23rd October 2009. Charl's girlfriend Lizanne Nienaber was visiting from her job in the UK and going to attend their friends wedding. He was awoken by the intruders and was shot in the stomach. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Brits Medi Clinic. "Apparently he was shot dead while he was asleep in his bed when one man took a cellphone and wallet from his bedside table", North West police superintendent Lesego Metsi said.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • He leaves behind his mother Laetitia, father George and sister Nicolene (23)
• Funeral/Memorial
  • His funeral service was scheduled for Friday 11am from the Dutch Reformed Church Rant-en-Dal in Krugersdorp.
• 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://media.geni.com/p13/04/39/d6/6b/5344484d634b851b/charl_smuts_25__original.pdf?hash=caa19c8cf50777ae7baefcc3d726e37b3ab500e8e52744c06037bd60daa8382a.1708415999
• http://web.archive.org/web/20091029024111/http://news.iafrica.com/s...
• http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/2009/12/farm-attacks.html
• http://south-africa-pig.blogspot.com/2009/10/man-shot-dead-in-farm-...
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 19 2023, 19:55:44 UTC