Dawnsy Mieny

Dawnsy Mieny (d.o.b. Unknown - 2013)

Brief overview:

Dawnsy, a designer for Billabong Clothing, was attacked in Cape Town by a knife-wielding man, and in the struggle fell down a steep cliff into a disused quarry and died, on 6th February 2013.

She was walking with her daughter, Jasmin, to attend the Red Hot Chilli Peppers concert, and cut through Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, when they were accosted. Police spokesman Andre Traut reported: “A murder case docket has been registered.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
  • Dawnsy's friends were invited to attend a memorial in celebration of her life. The service was held at the Billabong village in da Gama Road.
• The Street/Suburb
• 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
  • It was later reported that two men were arrested and that witnesses had come forward indicating that this was a murder, one of them being Dorothy Daniels, who was the first to reach Dawnsy. She saw her falling into the quarry at the top of Chiappini Street.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • No further reports can be found.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.is/k6zCr
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130211102303/http://www.iol.co.za/new...
• http://archive.is/h64nZ