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About Derek Woods
Derek Woods (1961 - 2014)
Brief overview:
Derek (53), was followed from the bank, where he had withdrawn R40,000, to De La Salle Holy Cross College Primary School where he was going to collect his children, in Victory Park, Randburg. A white VW Golf GTI with tinted windows parked behind him, two males opened the passenger side door, and tried to grab his bag containing the money. Derek resisted, and they shot him three times, in the upper and lower body.
He was taken to Milpark Hospital, where he passed a few days later.
Constable Ndivhuwo Mulamu said that police had reliable witnesses who could identify the robbers and their vehicle's registration number.
Brief Biography:
- Other Victims/Family
- Funeral/Memorial
- The Street/Suburb
- The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)
- A gang who follow people after they make large withdrawals from banks around Gauteng and rob them originate from Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, and Pretoria, and call themselves “The Planes”. Founder of crime-fighting organisation eBlockwatch Andre Snyman said he had been alerted to the fact that there is one specific gang operating in Gauteng. He said three people had been killed in recent weeks after they withdrew large amounts of money from a bank. He said people who lived or worked near banks might be able to spot them. “They targeted the East Rand, then moved to Pretoria, and yesterday (Friday) they killed a man who drew money from Woodmead,” Snyman said. The investigator said these ”spotter robberies”, as they call them, were all organised by one core gang of 34 members who come from Tembisa and Pretoria. “They recruit members from other areas, mainly in the East Rand as well as Alexandra. I would say right now there are over 200 people involved in these crimes.”
- ”In November 2013 Chris Smith (65), was shot dead in Giles Street, Robertsham, after withdrawing money from a bank at the Southdale Shopping Centre. Police arrested six suspects in Katlehong and Klippoortjie. In February, a man was arrested in Alexandra after he attacked two women who had withdrawn R6000 from a bank."
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
- Six men were arrested for Derek's murder, aged between 26 and 38, in Katlehong and Klippoortjie on the East Rand for allegedly killing Derek, said police spokesperson Katlego Mogale. They were found in possession of two unlicensed firearms, ammunition and a vehicle stolen in a hijacking.
- Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
- Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
- Trial/Conviction
- The suspects were to appear in the Randburg Magistrates Court on charges of murder, armed robbery as well as possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition.
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Derek Woods's Timeline
| 1961 |
1961
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| 2014 |
February 28, 2014
Age 53
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Victory Park, Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa
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