David Greig

David Greig (1944 - 2009)

Brief overview:

David (65), a cattle and pig farmer from Hartzenbergfontein, and his wife, Jeanette (64), were woken up in their bedroom on the evening of 23rd January 2009, by an armed man that had entered the house presumably through a window.

The perpetrator made Jeanette open the kitchen door for his two accomplices. Greig was walking behind his wife and the man to the kitchen. Jeanette couldn't find the keys, they wrestled with the armed attacker, who shot Greig once in the head and twice in the chest. Grieg died on the kitchen floor.

The couple had been living on the farm for 18 years.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
  • David Greig's mother Hannah Ester Greig was shot and killed by robbers in exactly the same spot in 1996. Her attackers, 12 men, were caught and are currently serving a total of 175 years in prison. She had been badly assaulted and was stabbed with a blunt knife.

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:

• "27/04/1996 Hannah Greig (74) in kombuis op plaas by Hartzenbergfontein doodgeskiet, haar seun Noel (52) is met hamers aangeval, vir dood agtergelaat .NS: Gesin is weer in 2009 aangeval waarin David Greig doodgeskiet is op die selfde plek (kombuis)(oorleef), haar dogter Jeanette (51) en ’n vriendin van die gesin Rosina Greeff (65) is met wapens aangerand/beroof,Walkerville."
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0UlqSM-_mwDNWJlZmMxNmYtNGMwMS00Yz...

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/ZMXpo
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090130012410/http://www.news24.com/Ne...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090303112252/http://www.news24.com/Be...
• http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/267463
• http://archive.is/3yA4H
• https://archive.ph/Tx6e3
• https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000189079017932