Dr Jan Andries Beyers Strydom

Doctor Jan-Andries Strydom (1925 - 2007)

Brief overview:

Jan-Andries (82), a doctor and former mayor, was tied-up, kicked and beaten, and chocked to death in his own blood, when he was attacked in his home in Wesselsbron, on 17th February 2007.

His wife, Mariana, arrived home from shopping to find the back door open. The perpetrator, holding a knife, grabbed her and tied her up, cutting her hand in the process. Mariana saw her husband on the floor tied up with neckties, and told the attacker to take whatever he wanted.

Mariana said that each time Jan-Andries moaned, the attacker kicked him in the face. "The robber took the money in my handbag, gave the handbag back to me and ran off." "I heard my husband gurgling. I couldn't get up because my hands were tied behind my back. I heard him choke to death in his own blood," she said.

No further updates can be found.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
  • Superintendent William Mokwena of northern Free State police, said the robber got away with about R900.
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
  • No one has been arrested.
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Primary School: Uniondale, High School: Boys High and later to Paul Roos Gymnasium. Matriculated with Greek and Latin as majors in 1943. Studied BA Admission - 1st year Pukke and 2nd + 3rd year Maties. Switch to Medical at Cape Town University. Get M.B. Ch.B at Ikeys, 1953. Do practical year in Harare, Zimbabwe. For two years he locum in various towns in SA and also as District Physician, among others in Wesselsbron. He buys the practice from Dr. van der Hoven on October 1, 1956. Celebrate his fiftieth year of practice at Wesselsbron in 2006. Married to Mariana Gründlingh, radiologist from Krugersdorp in 1958. Four children were born out of the marriage. Carel, Linda, (both medical doctors) Jani and Pieter. Erected the ABSA Building in 1958. He served on the City Council for many years and served as Mayor of Wesselsbron for eight years, from 1966 to 1974.

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