Christian Otto Fischer

Christian "Christo" Otto Fischer (1926 - 1998)

Brief overview:

Christo (72), of the farm Spitskop near Kranskop, KZN, was shot three times in the head when he was attacked by three perpetrators about 17h00 on 5th March 1998.

Two men assaulted him as he got out of his bakkie (pick-up truck) to open a gate at the plantation on his farm. The attackers threw him into the bakkie before driving into the plantation where he was assaulted and shot with his own .32 revolver. His body and bakkie were found late that night.

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
  • A labourer was later arrested.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

• Identity Number : 2602245020087
• Official cause of death : penetrating wound L\Lung and heart
• Christiaan married Sophia Elizabeth Jacoba (born Gerber) on 08/12/1957

Links to Media articles:

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 27 2022, 7:29:28 UTC