Dwight Jackson

Dwight Jackson ( – 2008)

Brief overview:

Dwight, who lived on a farm in the Mooi River area, but who was a builder by trade, was attacked and stabbed to death, while walking to his home at Riversdale, on 21st November 2008.

"The perpetrator grabbed Jackson by his shirt, struck him twice with his clenched fist and then drew a knife and stabbed him between the neck and shoulder. “He stabbed in a downward motion”.

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
  • Siyabonga Richard Ndawonde (20)
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction
  • 08/09/2009: A 17 year old boy gave evidence in the high court in Pietermaritzburg describing how Mooi River farmer Dwight Jackson was stabbed to death and his pockets were rifled on November 21 2008.
  • 10/09/2009: Ndawonde’s attorney, Kelvin Singh, yesterday urged Judge Jappie to impose a less severe sentence than life imprisonment on Ndawonde, who was only 19 years old at the time of the murder and robbery. He submitted that there is a good chance that Ndawonde can be rehabilitated. State advocate Pretty-Girl Ngcobo argued, however, that because Ndawonde did not admit any wrongdoing, the prospects for his rehabilitation are not good. She urged the court to impose the prescribed minimum sentence of life imprisonment.

Additional Biographical Information:

Links to Media articles:

• https://archive.ph/Sqmal
• https://archive.is/5YDX0