Desmond Botha

Desmond Botha (1954 – 2013)

Brief overview:

Desmond (50) was driving on his smallholding in Muldersdrift, and straight into a hail of bullets, from five armed attackers. He reversed his truck, attempting to get away, but he was shot five times. His truck crashed into the wall of a cottage, and he died shortly afterwards.

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
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.is/eJBZY
• https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-south-africa-late...
• http://archive.fo/ycAQE
• http://archive.fo/pyzGK
• http://archive.fo/taWY9
• http://archive.fo/qMTTp
• https://web.archive.org/web/20190903071003/https://ewn.co.za/2013/0...
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130509155055/http://www.looklocal.co....