Christiena Johanna Harmzen

Christiena "Chrissie" Harmzen (1939 – 2010)

Brief overview:

Chrissie (70), was brutally bludgeoned over he head and face with an unknown object. He husband of fifty years, said she was beaten so hard that her lungs burst. she went in and out of consciousness, and died of her injuries in the Midmed hospital in Middelburg, Mpumalanga later that day.

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
  • Only Harmzen’s cellphone, the back door keys and the security company’s panic button were stolen. Nothing was taken from the house.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • “She was beaten so hard that her lungs burst,” said her husband. She was also repeatedly beaten in the face and hit over the head with an unknown object.
• 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://archive.fo/k8hqq
• https://media.geni.com/p13/c3/3d/4e/73/5344484d6a02a7c6/chrissie_harmzen_70__original.pdf?hash=e2b2abb34ed4616d79a78be760f3148f0fef7af902c2fd084e723351789cf8bc.1709798399
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000100892583878
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Feb 15 2023, 18:34:50 UTC