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About Dr Cornelius Johannes Petrus Lourens
Dr. Cornelius "Cor" Lourens (1945 - 2004)
Brief overview:
Cor (78), a doctor of Psychiatry, On 10th March 2004, Cor was ambushed first, and savagely beaten to death. His wife, Olive May Lourens (79), was tied to a chair and strangled with an electrical cord. Son, Ian, described his father as a gentle soul and a champion of the underdog.
Cornelius had a turbulent relationship with one of his farm workers, Daniel Ncube, and had dismissed him on numerous occasions for theft and not arriving for work. Over the years he had lent Ncube nearly R100,000 ($15,000), not expecting its return. When a security door key was taken and later returned, and after money started disappearing from the house, Cornelius fired Ncube again. Cornelius and his wife were dead two months later.
Ncube’s son, Ben, confessed to the murders.
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
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s Ben Ncube (24), Tshidi Soke (18), Colin Selemane (19)
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- In November 2004, three men were eventually convicted in Johannesburg High Court for the couples murder.
- Ben Ncube (24), Tshidi Soke (18), and Colin Selemane (19), were all found guilty on two counts of murder and a count of housebreaking with intent to rob. The lawyers representing the three asked for a postponement in sentencing so they could contact probation officers to testify in mitigation of sentence. The court postponed the case to next year when the trial is to be finalised between January 19th and 21st 2005.
Additional Biographical Information:
Their farm in the Hekpoort Valley, Magaliesburg, has been in the family since the 19th century.
- Identity Number : 2509225004082
- Cause of Death : Unnatural causes
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Dr Cornelius Johannes Petrus Lourens's Timeline
| 1925 |
September 22, 1925
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| 2004 |
March 16, 2004
Age 78
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farm near Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, GP, South Africa
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