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Eleanor Dorfling

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Willowmore, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, EC, South Africa
Death: December 05, 2013 (82)
Allanridge, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa (Murder - Home Invasion)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Dörfling and Catharina Johanna Sophia Dörfling
Mother of Private
Sister of Maria Magdalena Hodgkinson; Cornelia Elizabeth Swart; Catharina Johanna Fouché; ? Dorfling and Christiaan Jacobus Dorfling

Occupation: Pensioner
Managed by: Susan Jane Isikson (Parratt)
Last Updated:

About Eleanor Dorfling

Eleanor Dorfling (1931 - 2013)

Brief overview:

Eleanor (82), a volunteer advisor to prisoners at the local Virginia prison, was drowned in a bathtub of water, in her home at Allanridge, Free State, on 5th December 2013. Two males gained entry through her roof.

Her neighbours who saw that the gate and door were both open, and went into the house, but couldn't find her. They alerted warrant-officer Riaan Wheeler who went to investigate further and found her dead in her bathroom, with her hands tied up in front of her chest and she was dressed in her night-clothes. Her little dog was locked inside the bathroom with her.

Brief Biography:

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

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  • Weapons
  • Items Stolen
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  • Torture, Gratuitous violence
  • Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

  • Number and Descriptions
  • Arrests
    • A 14-year-old boy, and a 22-year-old male were arrested, in possession of Eleanor's keys. The older suspect is expected to appear in Odendaalsrust magistrate's court on remand on 9th December 2013.
  • Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
  • Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
  • Trial/Conviction

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Eleanor Dorfling's Timeline

1931
September 12, 1931
Willowmore, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, EC, South Africa
2013
December 5, 2013
Age 82
Allanridge, Lejweleputswa, FS, South Africa